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60 Killed in Baghdad Double Bombing

125 wounded in attack near top Shiite shrine

By the Associated Press

Posted Apr 24, 2009 6:53 AM CDT

(AP) – Back-to-back suicide bombings killed 60 and injured at least 125 today outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad, the AP reports. The bombers detonated explosive belts within minutes of each other near the tomb of a prominent Shiite saint, shortly before the start of...   Read full story »

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