Just days after
former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan castigated Tony Blair for failing to
prevent the Iraq War, another dreadful reminder of its disastrous consequences,
as a series of explosions ripped through the country, killing at least 9
people.
Worst hit was
the town of Taji, 12 miles north of Baghdad, where 8 people died and more than
20 were injured by 3 car bombs.
According to some reports, the bombs were placed near Shia Muslim homes
in the mainly Sunni town.
On September 9,
at least 58 people were killed in a wave of attacks in 10 cities. Then the bloodiest were in Amara, 185
miles south of Baghdad, where two car bombs exploded outside a Shia shrine and
market place.
Just over a week
later, at least 7 people lost their lives in a suicide car bomb near the heavily
guarded International Zone in Baghdad, while June saw the deadliest day since
American troops withdrew, with 84 people killed and nearly 300 injured.
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