A municipal official, Muhammad al-Rubaie, is quoted as saying on Iraqi government television that 62 people died in the evening of August 13 during an onslaught in the Al-Zafraniyah neighborhood.
Reports said the attacks occurred at about the same time and included a suicide motorcycle bomber, a rocket barrage, and car bombs.
The attacks are suspected of being part of the Shi'ite-Sunni sectarian violence that has been plaguing Iraq.
(compiled from agency reports)
Sectarian Iraq
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SUNNI, SHI'A: Iraq is riven along sectarian lines, faults that frequently produce violent clashes and are a constant source of tension. Sectarian concerns drive much of Iraqi politics and are the main threat to the country's fragile security environment.
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