Sectarianism, violence overtake political leadership
As another deadly day of bombings hit Iraq, political leaders traded blame but not solutions.Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (3rd L) and acting Defence Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi (2nd L) attend a funeral ceremony for soldiers killed by militants in Baghdad, April 28, 2013. (Reuters)
BAGHDAD - Iraq shook with another day of deadly violence Tuesday, as the country's leaders floundered in response to a rising tide of sectarianism and eroding public confidence.
At least 12 people were killed and 93 injured in bombings around Iraq, just one day after the country suffered one of its worst single-day death tolls since 2008. On Monday, more than a dozen attacks killed at least 65 people and injured 227.
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