Over 150 Killed in Baghdad Accidents

World | September 14, 2005, Wednesday // 00:00
Over 150 Killed in Baghdad Accidents At least 97 people were killed and another 162 wounded in a pair of deadly attacks in Baghdad early Wednesday, officials said. Photo by http://english.aljazeera.net

More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a series of bomb attacks and shootings across Iraq. In the worst incident, at least 114 people were killed and 160 injured when a car bomb exploded in Baghdad's mainly Shia district of Kadhimiya. During the night, gunmen killed 17 people in the nearby town of Taji after dragging them from their homes. Al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed it had begun a nationwide bombing campaign to avenge a recent major offensive on rebels.

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