Double suicide blast kills 30 in Iraq

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers killed 30 people and wounded 65 others when they detonated explosive vests in a busy market in a town northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said.

Police said the second bomber struck as crowds rushed to evacuate the wounded from the first attack, a common tactic used by bombers to maximize casualties.

Suicide bombings are a tactic mainly employed in Iraq by Sunni Arab militant groups such as al Qaeda.

Iraq has seen a surge in violence over the past month, mainly involving clashes pitting Shi'ite militias against U.S. and government troops in Baghdad and the south.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSL0139694620080501

[Journeyman]

1. Damn. . . Indiana open-air markets aren't nearly as safe as some would have you believe. . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/world/middleeast/03mccain.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[sabra]

2. "Iraq has seen a surge in violence over the past month" ;-(