Bombs kill 3 Near sports field in northern iraq
Article Title: “Bomb Kills 3 Near Sports Field in Northern Iraq”
Newspaper Name: New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/world/middleeast/21iraq.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin
Summary:
Saturday, September 20 in Baghdad many people were injured and three were killed by a car bomb that had exploded in the town of Tal Afar, which is in northern Iraq. The bomb was ended off being set off near sports field in a little neighborhood. The individuals who were injured from the bomb were in serious condition. About 200 miles north of Baghdad is a large and common place for attacks by the Sunni rebellious group called “Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia.” Although, there is no evidence if they were responsible, many individuals will say they are the culprits. Also, earlier the same day in Baghdad a bomb hit outside, near the offices of the national journalists union. From this bomb, there were five people who were wounded. Another killing, in Basra, which is in southern Iraq there was a gunmen who killed a “cleric loyal to the radical anti-American cleric Moktada al-Sadr.” In and around Basra there have been many killings cause of the violent attacks by the Shiite militias.
Analysis:
As you notice within one day of just being in the country of Iraq, there are three killings in three different places. That is disappointing, and upsetting to many of the people who live in Iraq, but also scary to the number of tourists who do end up visiting Iraq. I think that the individuals living in Iraq are wrong for putting the “Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia,” to blame. Although, they do have many reasons, and accusations of why to blame them, they don’t have evidence and therefore, shouldn’t judge.
Filed under: Tanley, Week of September 19
