Scores Dead, Hundreds Wounded in Violent Wave Across Iraq
<div class='node-body'><p>A wave of violent bombings and shootings across Iraq on Monday has left over 90 people dead and many hundreds wounded, according to various reports, making it the most deadly day since most US troops left the war-ravaged country last year.</p>
<p>The violence occurred in over twenty separate attacks that spanned more than a dozen cities across Iraq, but the most devastating bombings occurred in and around Baghdad, the nation's capital.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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