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BBC News Middle East 10 August 2013 Last updated at 17:03 GMT Iraq unrest: Deadly Ramadan bomb attacks hit Baghdad A wave of bomb attacks has hit mainly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 40 people, police and medical sources say. The attackers struck during celebrations marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Bombs were detonated in at least seven different areas of the city, targeting cafes, markets and restaurants. It is believed to be one of the deadliest Ramadans in years in Iraq, which has seen an upsurge in violence. Most of the violence in the past six months has involved Sunni Islamist militant groups targeting Shia Muslim districts. More than 4,000 people have died in such attacks this year. A further 9,865 have been injured, with Baghdad province the worst hit. The deadliest car bomb attack on Saturday struck in the evening near an outdoor market in the south-eastern suburb of Jisr Diyala, police said, killing seven people and injuring 20. Last week Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to continue operations against militants, saying: "We will not leave our children to these murderers and those standing behind them and supporting both inside and outside." Many Sunnis accuse Mr Maliki's Shia-led government of marginalising them BBC BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more. ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
