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Ten Iraqis Killed In Bombings As Shiites Mark Religious Festival

Two car bombs killed at least 10 Iraqis near Shiite shrines as the community marked a major religious festival and a US citizen and three Romanian journalists were shown being held hostage in the violence-plagued country. The latest attacks against the long-oppressed Shiite majority were carried out as politicians remained locked in efforts to break a deadlock over the formation of a new government two months after Iraq’s watershed election.Full Story