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Car Bomb Creates Carnage In Iraq
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2005-04-23
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Eight people were killed and twenty-six wounded in a car bombing in Iraq on Friday.
"This is a cowardly and savage act that aims to create conflict among Iraqis," said Abdelallah Faraj, a grocer who survived the attack which targeted Iraq's Shi'ite majority.
An Associated Press article says:
"The U.S. military sent investigators to the grassy field north of Baghdad where a helicopter carrying 11 civilians was shot down Thursday. A video posted on a militant website suggested insurgents gunned down the lone survivor of the crash, and the Bulgarian company that owns the helicopter confirmed yesterday that the man seen in the footage was indeed one of the aircraft's pilots.
The violence was part of an increasing number of attacks in recent weeks that have caused heavy casualties, ending a relative lull since Iraqis voted in historic Jan. 30 elections. Iraqi leaders are struggling to form a cabinet that will include members of the Sunni minority, believed to be the driving force in the insurgency."
One of the deceased and two of the wounded were children 10 and under.
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Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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