HuffPost World Daily Brief: Slew Of Bombings In Baghdad.. Death Penalty By Country

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
BAGHDAD — A slew of bombings targeted Iraqi police in Baghdad on Wednesday morning, including blasts by two suicide bombers who tried to ram their vehicles through police station gates. Iraqi officials said 25 people died and dozens more were wounded in the carnage.
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