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52 Dead in Baghdad Blast

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(Newser) – An explosion ripped through a market in Baghdad’s Sadr City today killing 52 and injuring 104, Reuters reports. Though Iraq has seen markedly less violence in the past year, today’s bombing is part of a wave of attacks ahead of the US military’s scheduled withdrawal from Iraqi cities next week. Sadr City is home to supporters of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, though it is patrolled by Iraqi government forces.

Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad last week.
Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad last week.   (AP Photo)
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June. 24, 2009.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June. 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June. 24, 2009.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June. 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
People gather around a vehicle destroyed in a car bomb blast in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City in April.
People gather around a vehicle destroyed in a car bomb blast in Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City in April.   (AP Photo)
A car is towed from the scene of an attack in central Baghdad Monday.
A car is towed from the scene of an attack in central Baghdad Monday.   (AP Photo)
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad today.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City in Baghdad today.   (AP Photo)
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Timinator2K
Jun 24, 09 3:03 PM CDT
When we're outta there, its going to be a bloodbath...although, their democrazy will survive. Reply
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Yes, a well thought out plan executed to perfection. Bush really was thinking ahead and seeing the big picture all along.
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