Nearly 50 dead in a series of bombings in Baghdad and Hilla
Baghdad (AsiaNews
) - At least 49 people were killed yesterday in a series of car bombings in the
capital and Hilla , a town 100 km south of Baghdad.
Police
have confirmed that a car exploded near shopping centers and bus stations to
hit as many people as possible. In
Baghdad, the attacks were concentrated in the Shiite areas of the city. The
day before, also in Baghdad, 23 other people were killed.
According
to government figures, last month more than 1,000 people have been killed in
attacks aimed at government or Shiite targets.
Security
and hospital sources say that so far in February, there have been already
nearly 500 victims.
The
attacks are not claimed by anyone, but it is thought that they being carried
out by Sunni groups fighting Prime Minister al-Maliki , a Shiite , and by
fundamentalist groups linked to Al Qaeda.
In
April, there will be general elections and the people fear an increase in
similar attacks. Since
the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, 2013 has been the most violent year in Iraq,
surpassing even the violence of the 2006-2007 period.
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