Aftermath of attack on cafe in which at least six people killed
(21 Nov 2013) Residents of Baghdad's Bayaa neighbourhood were on Thursday assessing the damage caused by a bomb hidden inside a coffee shop that killed at least 6 people and wounded 16 others. That was the deadliest bomb in a wave of bombings that hit mainly Shiite commercial areas in and outside Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 35 people. The attacks, many of which were car bombs, were part of a surge in violence that has rocked Iraq over the past months as insurgents seek to thwart the Shiite-led government's efforts to stabilise the country. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but suicide and large-scale bombings - especially against security forces or crowded markets - are a favourite tactic of al-Qaida's local branch and Sunni insurgents. The surge of attacks followed a deadly security raid on a Sunni protest camp in the country's north in April. Since then, more than 5,500 people have been killed in attacks by insurgents in Iraq, according to the United Nations. Wednesday's attacks bring the death toll across the country this month to 244, according to an Associated Press count. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
