96 die in attacks across Iraq
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="bombers">bombers</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explosives">explosives</span>-<span word="laden">laden</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>, <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 96 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthslong">monthslong</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chilling">chilling</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> '<span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reignite">reignite</span> <span word="sectarian">sectarian</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span>.</p><p><span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraqis">Iraqis</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bloodshed">bloodshed</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 - <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="densely">densely</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sadr">Sadr</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 72 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="bomber">bomber</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="detonating">detonating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="explosions">explosions</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="plume">plume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thick">thick</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="charred">charred</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Wounded">Wounded</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="screaming">screaming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sheik">Sheik</span> <span word="Sattar">Sattar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Fartousi">Fartousi</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mourners">mourners</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="horrible">horrible</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inferno">inferno</span>."</p>
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