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Al-Qaeda Claims Baghdad Bombing

Blast at Iraqi ministries left 155 dead

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(AP) – Al-Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility for this weekend's twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people, including 24 children trapped in a bus leaving a day care center. The group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet last night that its "martyrs targeted the dens of infidelity." The same group also claimed responsibility for the August bombings of two government ministries in Baghdad that killed more than 100.

Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a massive bomb attack at the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration on Sunday.
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a massive bomb attack at the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration on Sunday.   (Khalid Mohammed)
A soldier stands guard as Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009
A soldier stands guard as Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009   (Karim Kadim)
Iraqis inspect the badly damaged building of the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
Iraqis inspect the badly damaged building of the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.   (Hadi Mizban)
In this photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visits the site of a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
In this photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visits the site of a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Iraqi Prime Minister's office)
Iraqis inspect the badly damaged Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 after a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad.
Iraqis inspect the badly damaged Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 after a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad.   (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
An injured man walks away after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
An injured man walks away after a massive bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Karim kadim)
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SilenceDogood
Oct 27, 09 6:20 AM CDT
And Obama said the war on terror is over, I wish it was true. Reply
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freethemall
Oct 27, 09 8:24 AM CDT
Shouldn't it be called, if one wants to use that terminology at all, the war on "terrorists"?
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shonangreg
Oct 27, 09 9:37 AM CDT
There is no purpose to the attack. Al Qaeda will get no sympathy from the Iraqis. They are a defeated force in the region.
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Face-Of-RNC
Oct 28, 09 8:21 AM CDT
Obama never said any such thing. Where do you get this ignorant stuff?
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EvilPoet
Oct 27, 09 7:03 AM CDT
Democracy at the end of gun is a contradiction. It's really too bad hardly anyone believes that the peacemakers are blessed. The way we humans go about making war all over the place all the time it seems more like we believe the piecemakers are the ones that are blessed. /snark Reply
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