Sunday, August 30, 2009 BAGHDAD: A bicycle bomb exploded near a restaurant in Baghdad killing two people in a deadly reminder of Iraq's security problems as the death toll rose to at least 101 from a string of blasts the day before that mainly targeted heavily guarded government buildings.More than 500 people also were wounded when nearly simultaneous truck bombs struck Iraq's foreign and finance ministries on Wednesday — the deadliest day of coordinated bombings in more than a year.The bloodshed dealt a devastating blow to the Iraqi government's efforts to take advantage of security gains to return Baghdad to normal after years of sectarian warfare.Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, the chief Iraqi military spokesman in Baghdad, said 11 police and army commanders overseeing security, traffic and intelligence services in the targeted areas have been detained on suspicion of negligence.
Sunday, August 30, 2009 BAGHDAD: A bicycle bomb exploded near a restaurant in Baghdad killing two people in a deadly reminder of Iraq's security problems as the death toll rose to at least 101 from a string of blasts the day before that mainly targeted heavily guarded government buildings.More than 500 people also were wounded when nearly simultaneous truck bombs struck Iraq's foreign and finance ministries on Wednesday — the deadliest day of coordinated bombings in more than a year.The bloodshed dealt a devastating blow to the Iraqi government's efforts to take advantage of security gains to return Baghdad to normal after years of sectarian warfare.Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, the chief Iraqi military spokesman in Baghdad, said 11 police and army commanders overseeing security, traffic and intelligence services in the targeted areas have been detained on suspicion of negligence.
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