Surge of Baghdad Violence Leaves 25 Dead

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Surge of Baghdad Violence Leaves 25 Dead

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that left at least 25 people dead in the city as security appeared to spiral out of control.

Many of the dead were killed when a U.S. helicopter fired on a disabled U.S. Bradley fighting vehicle as Iraqis swarmed around it, cheering, throwing stones and waving the black and yellow sunburst banner of Iraq (news - web sites)'s most-feared terror organization.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040912/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_040912154934

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