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                       Car Bombs Kill 58 in Iraqi Capital

   A wave of car bombs ripped through streets and markets in Iraq Monday,
   killing at least 58 people and wounding more than 200 others as the
   country struggles with a surge in violence and sectarian tensions.
   Most of the 17 blasts struck predominantly Shi`ite areas of Baghdad,
   while one bomb exploded in the southern city of Basra.
   There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.
   Al-Qaida`s affiliate in Iraq has frequently used car bombs in
   coordinated attacks to undermine the country`s Shi`ite-led government.
   Monday`s bombings underscore deteriorating security in Iraq, where
   nearly 3,000 people have been killed since April. In July, more than
   800 people were killed in militant attacks.
   The acting United Nations envoy to Iraq, Gyorgy Busztin, said Iraq is
   "bleeding from random violence," and that the killings could push the
   country "back into sectarian strife."
   The violence has raised fears of a return to full intercommunal
   conflict in a country where ethnic Kurds, majority Shi`ite and Sunni
   Muslims have yet to find a stable way of sharing power.
   Many Sunnis have held protests against the government, saying it is
   ignoring their needs and marginalizing them politically.
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