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Deadly bomb attacks target Shiites
BAGHDAD — Car bombs struck Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital and a northern city today, killing 16 people, while gunmen in Baghdad shot dead the brother of a Sunni lawmaker, officials said. The attacks followed a wave of bombings Wednesday that also struck mainly in Shiite neighborhoods, killing 33 people and raising concerns over a return to the sectarian bloodshed in Iraq. READ MORE »
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