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6 Dead in 4th Day of Baghdad Bombings

Four days of escalating violence leaves dozens dead and wounded

By the Associated Press

Posted Nov 6, 2008 6:53 AM CST
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(AP) – A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string of daily bombings since Monday has now killed more than 30 people, reports the AP.

The twin blasts in the capital's Sunni enclave of Sheik Omar happened at a checkpoint manned by members of an Awakening Council, the mostly Sunni groups that have joined forces with the Americans against al-Qaeda in Iraq. Insurgent attacks in Baghdad have dropped more than 90% in the Iraqi capital since the Sunni revolt, but this week has seen a substantial uptick in violence.

Awakening council members secure a check point at Azamiyah, a Sunni stronghold in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 as they came under the command of Iraqi Army.
Awakening council members secure a check point at Azamiyah, a Sunni stronghold in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 as they came under the command of Iraqi Army.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
US soldiers secure the area as Iraqi soldiers inspect a car damaged by a roadside bomb in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. The bomb exploded Thursday, next to a civilian pickup.
US soldiers secure the area as Iraqi soldiers inspect a car damaged by a roadside bomb in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. The bomb exploded Thursday, next to a civilian pickup.   (KHALID MOHAMMED)
A female Awakening Council member searches an Iraqi woman's handbag at a check point in Youssifiyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.
A female Awakening Council member searches an Iraqi woman's handbag at a check point in Youssifiyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.   (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)
A US soldier stands guard while Awakening council members sit around during a ceremony marking reopening of a renovated primary school in Karaghol, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008.
A US soldier stands guard while Awakening council members sit around during a ceremony marking reopening of a renovated primary school in Karaghol, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)
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