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IRAQ: 54 KILLED IN PERSISTENT VIOLENCE, US DEPLOYS MORE TROOPS May 31, 2006
Apunyu Bonny
(SomaliNet) At least 54 people were killed and some 120 others wounded amidst Car bombs targeting Shiite areas which devastated a bustling outdoor market and an auto dealership Tuesday.
This incidence has prompted the United States to deploy more troops to combat insurgents in western
Tuesday’s death toll showed one of the bloodiest days in Iraq this month, and lawmakers still had not agreed on who should lead the nation's army and police forces.
Meanwhile, a suspected terrorist who allegedly confessed to beheading hundreds of people has been captured by authorities. The operation by Iraqi forces also netted documents, cell phones and computers containing information on other wanted terrorists and Islamic extremist groups.
The most devastating of allbombings hit the outdoor market as Iraqis were doing their evening shopping in Husseiniyah, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. At least 25 people were killed and 65 were wounded, Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Col. Falah Al-Mohamedawi said.
In a previous incidence in the same day, a car packed with explosives blew up at a dealership in the largely Shiite city of Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding 32, Capt. Muthana Khalid said.