And in the mainly Shi'ite town of Al-Khalis, north of Baghdad, three coordinated bombings struck a busy market, killing more than 50 and wounding scores more.
The attacks made March 29 one of the deadliest days in Iraq in months.
(AP, AFP, Reuters)
On The Verge Of Civil War
The Imam Al-Mahdi Army on parade (epa)
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