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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Thu Apr 19, 2012, 01:34 AM Apr 2012

Series of Explosions Hit Iraq's Capital, Number of Casualties Unknown

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least five explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas in an apparent coordinated attack on Iraq's capital early on Thursday, police sources said.

They said at least four people had been killed and 20 others wounded.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE83I06N20120419?irpc=932

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Series of Explosions Hit Iraq's Capital, Number of Casualties Unknown (Original Post) Hissyspit Apr 2012 OP

Here's a link for ya, Hissyspit: Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #1

"At least five explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas" Festivito Apr 2012 #2

This is now being reported live on Al-Jazeera, but they only have the REUTERS info. Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #3

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

1. Here's a link for ya, Hissyspit:

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 01:45 AM

Apr 2012

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/19/us-iraq-violence-idUSBRE83I06N20120419

"They said at least four people had been killed and 20 others wounded."

PB

Festivito

(13,452 posts)

2. "At least five explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite Muslim areas"

Reply to Poll_Blind (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 01:54 AM

Apr 2012

(Reporting by Kareem Raheem; Writing by Serena Chaudhry)
BAGHDAD | Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:39am EDT

Many other websites report only that police report a series of explosions according to google.

Poll_Blind

(23,864 posts)

3. This is now being reported live on Al-Jazeera, but they only have the REUTERS info.