Death toll from Baghdad university blasts reaches 70

Twin car bombs tore through a leading Baghdad university as students left classes yesterday, killing 70 people in the deadliest single attack in nearly two months and marking a full-fledged resumption of sectarian violence.

Twin car bombs tore through a leading Baghdad university as students left classes yesterday, killing 70 people in the deadliest single attack in nearly two months and marking a full-fledged resumption of sectarian violence.

At least 147 Iraqis were killed or found dead yesterday after two weeks of relative calm.

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