At Least 26 Killed in Bombings Across Iraq
A series of explosions across Iraq killed
at least 26 people Friday, continuing a spate of violence that has
marked recent political turmoil and witnessed bombings now on seven
consecutive Fridays.
The
bombings come amid worsening sectarian tensions, with Sunnis and others
saying that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and his political bloc
are seeking to monopolize power before provincial elections in April.
In a bird market in Khadumiya north
of Baghdad the Shiite majority city, twin car bombs exploded, killing 16
people killed and wounding 45 others, according to security and medical
sources. That blasts fit the pattern of deadly attacks on markets on
Fridays, when they are typically crowded with people.
"I
come to the bird market each Friday to sell and buy birds," Waleed
Salman, 28, said from his hospital bed after he was wounded in his leg
and back in the bombing. "I love birds as they are a sample of peace,
all we want is peace but we always find blood. I lost my birds and my
people today."
In Hilla province
two car bombs exploded, one at a parking lot and another at a market in
Shomali district south of Baghdad. The two explosions killed 10 people
and wounded 40 others, security officials said.
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