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Police find 57 murdered in Baghdad in 24 hours
03 Nov 2006 10:49:17 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Police in Baghdad found 56 bodies and a severed head
over the past 24 hours in various parts of the capital, the highest daily figure
since the end of Ramadan, an Interior Ministry source said on Friday.

While not unprecedented, the number represents a sharp rise since last week when
U.S. forces were out in force throughout the city hunting for a missing U.S.
soldier.

The body count in Baghdad on Wednesday was 35 and the daily figure was generally
lower in the previous week. On Oct. 22, one of the last days of the holy fasting
month of Ramadan, the Interior Ministry source reported 50 bodies found in 24
hours.

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U.S. Major General William Caldwell said on Thursday the number of sectarian
killings had fallen in the past week, following a surge during Ramadan.

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Full article: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IBO337080.htm

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