Unrelenting Iraq Violence Leaves 25 Dead, 85 Wounded

by , June 08, 2013

At least 23 Iraqis were killed and 78 more were wounded, mostly in Baghdad and Mosul. Two Iranians were also killed and seven more were wounded in eastern Iraq.

In Baghdad, seven people were killed and 12 others were wounded in a bombing. A bomb killed four civilians and wounded 20 others when a bomb exploded in Amin. Another bombing killed one person and wounded nine others, also in Amin. 12 41

In Mosul, a policeman was killed and two more were wounded in a car bombing. A suicide bomber wounded 20 people at a base in east Mosul. Gunmen killed a man whose father is a candidate for the provincial council. In south Mosul, a bomber wounded 11 soldiers.

Two Iranian pilgrims were killed and seven more were wounded in a blast in Diyala province.

A clash in Tikrit left a soldier and two gunmen dead. Another soldier was wounded.

In Muqdadiya, an explosives expert was killed during a failed attempt at defusing a bomb at a market; two civilians were wounded in the blast.

Three people were killed in separate attacks in Baquba.

A policeman was killed in a bombing in Qayara.

A sticky bomb wounded a civilian in Falluja.

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