Bombs Kill Dozens Around Iraqi Mosque
From CNN:
Insurgents are pressing their campaign as the handover of sovereignty to Iraq's interim government draws nearer, spilling fresh blood and snatching new hostages.I'm not sure how much American help Iraq can stand.
Two car bombs exploded near a mosque killing 23 Iraqi civilians and wounding 58 others around 8:45 p.m. Saturday (12:45 p.m. ET) in the southern Iraqi city of Hillah, the coalition said, citing Iraqi officials.
Earlier, the coalition reported 40 civilians had died.
The bombs exploded in the vicinity of a building formerly known as the Saddam Mosque.
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