Killings of civilians in Iraq constitute 'war crimes'

Wednesday 7 April 2010 Over 100 people were killed in suicide bomb and other attacks mounted by armed groups in and around Baghdad in the last week. Amnesty International has condemned the killings of over 100 Iraqi civilians in suicide bomb and other attacks mounted by armed groups in and around Baghdad in the last week.Hundreds were injured in the attacks, some of which appear to have targeted civilians and to have been intended to cause maximum loss of life."Most of these attacks targeted civilians directly and therefore constitute war crimes," said Malcolm Smart, Director of Amnesty International's…

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