Wave of violence kills 111 across Iraq

A WAVE of sectarian rage swept across Iraq yesterday leaving at least 110 people dead and the violence-wracked country careering towards civil war.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2006 - 00:00

Alexandra Zavis, Baghdad

Gunmen shot dead 47 civilians and left their bodies in a ditch near Baghdad as militia battles and sectarian reprisals followed the bombing of a sacred Shi'ite shrine.

Sunni Arabs suspended their participation in talks on a new government.

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