Bombs, kidnappings, mistrust shake fragile nation
At least 65 people were killed Monday, as political divisions and sectarian tensions continue to feed violence throughout Iraq.
Mourners in Najaf pray over the coffin of a victim killed in a May 20 bomb attack. (AHMAD MOUSA/Reuters)
BAGHDAD - Iraq's capital and major cities suffered a bloody day of bombings and assassinations Monday, as sectarian conflict and political dysfunction continued to feed a vicious cycle of violence.
At least 65 people were killed and 227 injured by the attacks, which targeted predominately Shiite areas around Iraq. The bombings followed a violent weekend in Anbar province, where Iraqi police were kidnapped and murdered and the government attempted to arrest a powerful sheik.
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