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Al-Qaeda Claims Baghdad Bombing

Blast at Iraqi ministries left 155 dead

By the Associated Press

Posted Oct 27, 2009 6:09 AM CDT

(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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COMMENTS
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Face-Of-RNC
Oct 28, 2009 1:21 AM CDT
Obama never said any such thing. Where do you get this ignorant stuff?
njgreen
Oct 27, 2009 12:45 PM CDT
How many Muslims has Al Qaeda now killed?
SilenceDogood
Oct 27, 2009 11:20 AM CDT
And Obama said the war on terror is over, I wish it was true.

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Iraq • Baghdad • Islamic State of Iraq • Sunni insurgents • al-Qaeda • insurgency

 
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