13 bodies found in Baghdad

The bodies of 13 men, apparently victims of sectarian death squads, were found scattered across eastern Baghdad today.

Police Capt. Mohamed Abdul-Ghani said the bullet-riddled bodies all showed signs of torture and had their hands and feet bound.

The men, who were in their 30s, had been dumped around several mixed neighbourhoods, Abdul-Ghani added.

Accusations are being exchanged between Sunnis and Shiites, the country’s two major Muslim sects, that they run death squads around Iraq and in the capital.