Baghdad car bomb strikes bakery; 11 dead

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Baghdad car bomb strikes bakery; 11 dead

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - A car bomb struck a bakery crowded with customers lining up for bread, killing at least 11 people on Saturday as they ended their daytime Ramadan fast, officials said.

An al-Qaida front group, meanwhile, warned it will hunt down and kill Sunni Arab tribal leaders who cooperate with the U.S. and its Iraqi partners, saying the assassination of the leader of the revolt against the terror movement was just a beginning.
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"We rushed outside the house after hearing the sound of the explosion. I could see the bakery and a nearby pickle shop on fire," said Abu Ahmed, a 36-year-old Shiite government employee. "The wounded were screaming for help as the ambulances were arriving."

The bombing, which occurred at the start of iftar, the meal Muslims eat to break their dawn-to-dusk fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was a blow to Iraqi government hopes that it would be a peaceful month to show the success of a 7-month-old security operation in the capital and surrounding areas......

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Source: Associated Press

Baghdad car bomb strikes bakery; 11 dead
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD - A car bomb struck a bakery crowded with customers lining up for bread, killing at least 11 people on Saturday as they ended their daytime Ramadan fast, officials said.

The government, which had hoped for a peaceful holy month to show the success of a 7-month-old security operation, suffered another blow when lawmakers loyal to the anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced their withdrawal from the Shiite bloc in parliament.

The leaves the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 30 seats short of a majority, although it can likely count on support from independent Shiites who hold 30 seats and some minor parties.

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"We rushed outside the house after hearing the sound of the explosion. I could see the bakery and a nearby pickle shop on fire," said Abu Ahmed, a 36-year-old Shiite government employee. "The wounded were screaming for help as the ambulances were arriving."

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it means things are getting better!!!

:crazy:

before the surge it would have taken TWO bombs to kill that many people, now they only need ONE! If that ain't progress I don't know what is. :sarcasm:

Steady as she goes, General Betrayus. With your lips squarely attached to your CIC's ass, what could go wrong? :shrug: