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(Reuters) - At least 10 explosions rocked mainly Shi'ite areas of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing more than 30 people two days after al Qaeda militants caused a bloodbath when they took hostages in a Christian church.
A police source said up to 33 people were killed and 78 wounded in the series of car and roadside bombs. An interior ministry source said 35 were killed and 75 wounded. Hospital sources could not confirm those numbers.
Originally posted by Soshh
Eh? I doubt that al-Qaeda militants took those hostages, did they take responsibility? I didn't think that hostage-taking was their style, shut up Reuters.
A statement was posted on a militant website allegedly run by the Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni militant umbrella group to which al-Qaeda in Iraq belongs, claiming responsibility for the attack.
The statement reportedly said Iraqi Christians would be "exterminated" if Muslim women in Egypt were not freed. It specifically mentioned two women in Egypt who radicals believe are being held against their will after converting to Islam.