130 dead and rising
This isn't just a bomb you idiot:
Iraq sectarian violence kills 130 Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:59 PM ET By Alastair Macdonald and Lin Noueihed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sectarian violence killed more than 130 people across Iraq and left dozens of mosques damaged or in ruins as the United States appealed on Thursday to Sunnis and Shi'ites to step back from the brink of civil war. A day after a suspected al Qaeda bombing devastated one of the holiest Shi'ite shrines and sparked the two days of revenge attacks, President George W. Bush stepped into the worst crisis since the U.S. invasion, one that threatens efforts to form a stable, unity government and bring U.S. troops home from Iraq. "The voices of reason from all aspects of Iraqi life understand that this bombing is intended to create civil strife," Bush said as the military reported seven more U.S. soldiers had been killed in two separate attacks on Wednesday and American forces in Baghdad adopted a low profile. He praised Iraqi leaders' public efforts to maintain calm. But after dark, residents heard heavy clashes around Baghdad.http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2006-02-23T195949Z_01_MAC231520_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ.xml