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147 killed in Baghdad as savage suicide attacks raise questions about Iraq's security

BAGHDAD (AP) — A pair of suicide car bombings Sunday devastated the enthusiasm of Iraq's capital, killing at least 147 people in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. The bombs targeted two direction buildings and called into question Iraq's ability to protect its people as U.S. forces withdraw.

The bombings show that insurgents still have the adeptness to launch horrific attacks even as violence has dropped dramatically in Iraq. Many fear such attacks will only increase as Iraq prepares for decisive January elections.

The dead included 35 employees at the Ministry of Justice and at least 25 employees members of the Baghdad Provincial Council, said police and medical officials speaking on quarters of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. At least 721 people were wounded, including three American contractors.

The terrace where the blasts occurred had just been reopened to vehicle traffic six months ago. Shortly after, blast walls were repositioned to concede traffic closer to the government buildings. Such changes were touted by Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a announce that safety was returning to the city.

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