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Bodies Found Across Baghdad Show Signs of Torture

Police find 65 bodies across Baghdad, many in Sunni areas, showing signs of torture.

Forty-five of the victims were discovered in predominantly Sunni Arab parts of western Baghdad, and 15 were found in mostly Shiite areas of eastern Baghdad.

Meanwhile, mortar attacks, car bombings and shootings left another 30 dead across Iraq.

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