40 Killed in Iraq, 11 Near Shiite Mosque

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060523/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AptZfgcSfuXtHdywfyhsYBoUewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE-

40 Killed in Iraq, 11 Near Shiite Mosque

By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb went off in a motorcycle parked in the courtyard of a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 11 people and wounding at least nine — the deadliest of the attacks across
Iraq that claimed 40 lives Tuesday.


The bombing in the mixed Tunis neighborhood bore the markings of the sectarian violence tormenting Iraq. The mosque is near the Sunni Arab stronghold of Azamiyah, and Interior Ministry Lt. Col. Falah al-Mohammedawi said the explosion occurred a couple of hours before the 11 p.m. Baghdad curfew.

An hour later, police said a roadside bomb exploded outside a bakery in southeast Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 12. Five people were killed earlier in the day when a car bomb exploded at the entrance to a police station in Baghdad's biggest Shiite neighborhood.

Dozens of Iraqis were killed nearly every day in the weeks leading up to formation of the new unity government, which many hope will eventually provide Iraq with enough security to allow the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

[maxsolomon]

1. if you keep judging it by the violence

you'll never notice the upper & middle class flight & newly enforced islamic misogyny.

[Roland99]

5. Yeah, these violent deaths just don't tell the whole story of Iraq:

:eyes:

[Tempest]

2. This must be more of that "good progress" we keep hearing about

If we keep hearing about so much "good progress", there won't be anyone left in Iraq.

[VegasWolf]

3. Way to go Bush, u da man! Now go back to your little delusional world

and keep telling us how rosy everything is!

[pocket]

4. I hope Jessie MacBeth has an air-tight alibi

doh

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Look, they just celebrate freedom and democracy differently, ok?