Series of Blasts Rocks Baghdad

A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital, Baghdad, Saturday killing at least 22 people and leaving dozens wounded. The single deadliest incident took place near a police checkpoint in the mainly Shi'ite Muslim Abu Dsheer district in the southern part of the city. Investigators said a suicide bombing at the checkpoint killed at least seven people. Later, at least three bombings occurred within an hour across the city, killing at least 15 more people. There were no...

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