It was the worst single day of civillian deaths in Baghdad since the invasion over two years ago.
According to a report in the Independent more than a dozen coordinated attacks took place killing about 150 people and injuring nearly 4 times as many. The worst occurred when a suicide bomber enticed hundreds of labourers to his van with promises of work before detonating explosives inside the vehicle, killing 114 and injuring 156 others.
The deaths mark a new point in the war, with some reporters going so far as to foresee the escalation in attacks as the beginning of a civil war. However, Robert Fisk takes a refreshingly honest look at the spin here.
I've reintroduced the Iraq Body Count banner above to highlight the continued suffering of this nation at the hands of insurgents and fuelled by the presence of the USA and its allies. It is a reminder that the invasion was wrongful and continues to be a great injustice to the Iraqi people.
The current reported death toll lies between 24,712 and 27,963 civilians.
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