Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks

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By SINAN SALAHEDDIN

BAGHDAD (AP) - Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people, including 24 children trapped in a bus leaving a day care center.

The al-Qaida branch, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet late Monday that its "martyrs ... targeted the dens of infidelity."

Massive car bombs have been the hallmark of al-Qaida and Sunni insurgents seeking to overthrow the country's Shiite-dominated government in Iraq.

The attack Sunday in the heart of the Iraqi capital struck the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad Provincial Administration. It was Iraq's deadliest attacks in two years and it raised more fears about the country's ability to protect itself as it prepares for January elections and the U.S. military withdrawal.

Among the dead were two dozen children, killed on a bus that was leaving a daycare center near the Justice Ministry at the time of the explosions, according said an official at the hospital where the bodies were brought. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

more here: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091027/D9BJAK1G1.html

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1. Being ignored piques the Darth and the result is.......n/t

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2. Sad to see terrorists killing their own people.

But I guess that is not our problem anymore.

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3. Kick.