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Death toll from Baghdad Friday bombings hits 99
02 Feb 2008 08:22:51 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The death toll from Friday's suspected al Qaeda bombings on two popular pet markets in Baghdad has risen to 99, police said on Saturday, making it the deadliest day in the capital since last April.

In the bloodiest attack, police said a female suicide bomber killed 62 and wounded 88 at the Ghazil pet market in central Baghdad, one of the most popular meeting places in the capital and a previous target for bombers.

That came just minutes after another blast at a bird market in southern Baghdad which killed 37 and wounded 57, police said.

The combined death toll from Friday's attacks is the deadliest for Baghdad since April 18, when multiple car bombings killed 191 people around the capital.

(Reporting by Michael Holden; Editing by Dean Yates)


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