How many people were pronounced dead as the bombs wounded some in recent Iraq attacks?
Twin Iraq attacks kill 23, provincial governor wounded By Bassim al-Anbari (AFP) – 10 hours ago RAMADI, Iraq — Twin attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday killed 23 people and wounded 30, including the governor of Anbar province, the city’s main hospital said. The first attack struck near a security checkpoint at a road junction leading to the governorate offices in the centre of the Anbar provincial capital at around 9:30 am (0630 GMT). A separate bombing 30 minutes later at the entrance to the governorate building some 200 metres (yards) away hit the convoy of governor Qassim Mohammed Abid as it was leaving, wounding him. “The latest toll is 23 dead and 30 wounded,” said a doctor at Ramadi General Hospital, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The governor is wounded. American forces came and took him for more treatment.” The US military did not immediately confirm that its troops took Abid to a US-run hospital when contacted by AFP. Wednesday’s attacks mirrored coo
Reuters – Twin suicide bombs killed at least 26 and wounded more than 100 in Iraq’s Sunni Arab heartland on Wednesday and a roadside bomb killed seven pilgrims returning from a major Shi’ite Muslim religious festival. » Full Story on Yahoo! News Sources: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091230/ts_nm/us_iraq_violence;_ylt=AvvqFOy2PZwSjA2p4J.
