Two car bombs kill 12 in Baghdad

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded 71 others in Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said.

The sources said one car bomb exploded in a market and the other in a petrol station. Hospital sources said they expected the number of casualties to rise.

Sunni insurgents are waging a campaign of suicide and car bombings, shootings and assassinations in a bid to topple the Shi'ite-led government.

Iraqi and U.S. officials have said they expect a surge in violence following the release of the results of the December 15 parliamentary election, which gave Shi'ite Islamists a near majority.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060202/wl_nm/iraq_explosions_toll_dc

[sabra]

1. another sad day in Iraq :-(

[maddezmom]

2. notice the US always states they are going to see a surge in violencel

no matter what the subject is. It's a friggin' civil war...violence is the norm. :(

[sabra]

3. if you look @ Reuters daily "security incidents"

you notice all the ramifications of a civil war

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM230656.htm

Security incidents in Iraq, Feb. 2

*BAGHDAD - Police discovered 14 bodies showing signs of torture in Baghdad on Thursday and were digging for others, said an Interior Ministry source.

The corpses were blindfolded, with hands tied behind their backs, he said. It was unclear how they had died.

NEAR DUJAIL - The body of a man was found near the town of Dujail, about 60 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad. Police said he was one of 43 police recruits abducted by militants last month. The bodies of the other recruits have already been found.

SHIRQAT - Gunmen attacked the car of the head of the Shirqat town council, killing his driver and wounding his bodyguard, said local authorities in the town, about 300 km (185 miles) north of Baghdad.

[Tin Man]

5. Just another day in Iraqnam.

Did you hear they voted over there? :sarcasm:

[cantstandbush]

4. How do we know Sunnis did this? n/t

[maddezmom]

6. we don't,

but it's interesting to note, US fired missiles into a Shiite neighborhood today. Probably looking for al Sadr.