Double suicide blast kills 30 in Iraq
Pastor Dale Morgan
Double suicide blast kills 30 in Iraq*
01 May 2008 16:56:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, May 1 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers killed 30 people and
wounded 65 others when they detonated explosive vests in a busy market
in a town northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said.
Police said the second bomber struck as crowds rushed to evacuate the
wounded from the first attack, a common tactic used by bombers to
maximise casualties.
Suicide bombings are a tactic mainly employed in Iraq by Sunni Arab
militant groups such as al Qaeda.
Iraq has seen a surge in violence over the past month, mainly involving
clashes pitting Shi'ite militias against U.S. and government troops in
Baghdad and the south.
But Sunni Arab al Qaeda has also struck with a number of large suicide
bombings in the north.
Iraqi government figures show April was the deadliest month for
civilians since August last year.
(Writing by Peter Graff, Editing by Dean Yates)