‘14 explosions’ rock Baghdad, killing at least 60

A SERIES of bombs rocked mainly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 60 people and wounding dozens two days after al-Qaida militants staged a bloodbath when they took hostages in a Christian church.

‘14 explosions’ rock Baghdad, killing at least 60

The bombings occurred hours after a memorial service for some of the 52 hostages and police killed in Sunday’s church raid and as the Iraqi government vowed to step up security for Iraq’s Christian minority.

The third major assault in Iraq since Friday appeared to demonstrate that a weakened but stubborn insurgency has a greater capacity to carry out large-scale strikes than US and Iraqi officials have acknowledged.

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