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    Bomb near Baghdad liquor store kills 7 people

    BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb blast near a Baghdad liquor store Monday evening killed seven people and injured another 18, Iraqi medical and police officials said.

    Three of the dead and five of the injured were police officers, the officials said.

    The information came from police in eastern Baghdad and the hospital where the dead and injured were taken.

    It was not immediately clear whether the liquor store was the target or the police officers. Police and Iraqi security officials are often targeted by Sunni militants trying to undermine the country's fragile security. Conservative Shiite militant groups have sometimes targeted liquor stores and cafes.

    Later in an eastern Baghdad neighborhood, a roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol, killing one civilian and wounding another four people, said hospital and police officials.

    All the officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.

    Security has improved dramatically in Iraq since the black days of the 2006 and 2007, when death squads roamed the streets and as many as 100 bodies a day would turn up at the morgues. But attacks such as Monday evening's still happen regularly.

    With all U.S. troops leaving Iraq by the end of this year, Iraqi security forces will be responsible for maintaining security in the country on their own. They face serious challenges, including a continuing insurgency, little ability to protect their own airspace and lingering sectarian tensions.

     

    48 comments

    • InfidelHere  •  7 mths ago
      Liquor store in an ISLAMIC country is NO-NO. Face it...Islam is not intended to co-exist as an equal with other religions. It is to be the dominant religion, with Sharia as the supreme law. Islamic rule is to be extended to the ends of the earth, and resistance is to be dealt with by ANY MEANS necessary.
      • Carlito 7 mths ago
        Dubai being the lone exception...and that is just in specified hotels...
      • Tony 7 mths ago
        Its no different than any other Religions.
        All Religion is evil.
        Religion has caused more deaths then everything else combined.
        Religion is the leading source of hate in this world.

        BAN ALL RELGION. It is the only way to save man kind.
      • 5345355 7 mths ago
        A Mazda take your meds and get your head out of the sand you ignorant #$%$ -bag
    • InfidelHere  •  7 mths ago
      Western civilization is in grave danger and under attack from “true” ISLAM like this bomber today. Even with all that evidence that ISLAM is totally incompatible with democracy, personal freedom and liberties, our democratic governments (facing relentless politically correct pressures) do not to know what to do. Appeasement will fail…no differently that the appeasement of Germany in the 1930’s as Nazism transformed the “peaceful” German people and look what happened! Wake Up! Stop this Islamification cancer now!!
    • bobby  •  7 mths ago
      wait a minute . I though liquor in Islamic country are outlaw. Tell me where the hookers hang out at in baghdag.
      • Byron 7 mths ago
        No, I was there and each country adopts their own law. In Kuwait you can do serious jail time for alcohol, but Iraq is somewhat more liberal.
      • Daniel 7 mths ago
        All the #$%$ aaww, camels, hang out at the stables. bring your own ladder.
    • william  •  7 mths ago
      What you think Muslims dont drink ? Ive seen Saudi's getting plastered in Baharain at the hotels, saw liqour stores in baghdad in 03, bought Jordainian whiskey and Egyptian beer in Iraq, they are some of the worlds biggest hypocrites. Ask any middle easterner what Sediki is.
    • Interesting  •  7 mths ago
      Was that the liquor store that was between Muslim Muff Divers Lesbian bar and the Porno XXX Rated book store and 25 Cent (oops..... 25 Dinars) porno movie clips? Just curious.
    • jane  •  7 mths ago
      i thought towel heads weren't allowed to drink,so why the liquor stores?
      • Daniel 7 mths ago
        the liquor is for the camels so the towel heads smell don't make them kick.
    • Hook  •  7 mths ago
      Islamic men are weak and want to harm to others for their own weaknesses of drink and woman the 9/11 hijackers spent their last days drinking and praying to Alah Thats why they make their woman wear tote sack over their heads
    • Spanky the Bear  •  7 mths ago
      END the Mother F(_)KIN war NOW!!!!!
      Quit wasting OUR money!!!
    • Edog163BX  •  7 mths ago
      Liqour store's in iraq,welcome to Democracy baby,Kfc,Mcdonald's,and Taco Bell,coming soon.Strip joint's soon to follow,never mind i've seen their women,not worth the money.
      • william 7 mths ago
        they were drinking long before we got there
      • A Yahoo! User 7 mths ago
        Are you crazy?! There are beautiful women in every corner of the world! Rag on the guys if you need to, but leave some of those sexy women out of it!
      • Smjr. Milktoast 7 mths ago
        If all those things come true in Iraq (even the strip clubs), then there may be hope for the future.
    • glenn  •  7 mths ago
      Our troops havn't even pulled out yet and the killing has started to escalate, we should have never invaded Iraq but they aren't gonna be able to protect the citizens much less their own borders.
    • The Great Rage  •  7 mths ago
      But is the booze alright?!?!?!?
      • It's Johnny Crash 7 mths ago
        NaH...it's all blasted away. Shame. Well maybe not. I don't know any Iraqi labels. I doubt if they had Johnny Walker. Iraqi beer ..... ahhhhh???
    • moron  •  7 mths ago
      so if everyone was to follow sharia law tomorrow and we were all devout 100% muslim. The ? is, does the fighting stop.
    • Spanky the Bear  •  7 mths ago
      What are we doing there again? Besides killing people and WASTING TAX DOLLARS...
    • ts  •  7 mths ago
      Why is there liquor stores in iraq? - you can get bombed anywhere...
    • Don't tell Mom  •  7 mths ago
      Are the liquor stores privately owned or are they owned by the State?
    • Enigmatic Muse  •  7 mths ago
      i guess when mama said "don't drink that stuff, it'll kill ya"...she was right
    • THE WORKS JR.  •  7 mths ago
      When the police quit patrolling an area it is a holiday for the crooks and criminals. If only there wasn't so much collateral damage when they fight amongst themselves.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  7 mths ago
      Drunken Arabs with AK-47s. What a wild scenario that can be.
    • It's Johnny Crash  •  7 mths ago
      Liquor stores in Iraq. Trying to visualise a 21st Amendment Store in Baghdad. Coors, BudLight, Stoli, Cuervo, Crown, Absolute. Bar's open for this blog~!
    • max  •  7 mths ago
      the liquor store is still open and working ... right ? ...
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