U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ernest C. Browne takes aim on targets down range on Camp Korean Village, Iraq, Oct. 5, 2008. Browne is a designated marksman assigned to the Security Forces Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5. “Our weapons are the most important piece of gear we have, so taking the time to get it ready is vital to whatever mission we have,” said Browne. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dean Davis 24 Killed, 45 Injured In Bombings And Shootings Across Iraq
-- Washington Post
-- Washington Post
BAGHDAD, Oct. 10 -- A car bomb exploded in a market in southern Baghdad late Friday afternoon, killing at least 14 people and prompting an outburst of sectarian rioting, according to police and witnesses.
The attack was one of numerous bombings and shootings around the country in which 24 people were killed and 45 injured. They illustrated the tenuousness of the security situation in Iraq, where violence has fallen to four-year lows in recent months but political and sectarian divisions can quickly lead to bloodshed.
The bomb in a red Daewoo sedan blew up in the Abu Dsheer neighborhood, a Shiite enclave in the largely Sunni area of Dora, according to Iraqi security officials. The district had been a hotbed of insurgency before U.S. troops engaged in major combat there last year during the buildup of forces.
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