The bombs spared no part of Iraq, and none of its varied sects. A one-day terror campaign on March 20th brought carnage to Tikrit and Kirkuk in the north, to troubled Anbar province in the west and to the Shia holy city of Karbala, killing 52 people and wounding hundreds. Most upsetting to Iraqi authorities were two blasts in the centre of the capital, Baghdad. These meant attackers had penetrated tightened security ahead of a planned summit meeting of Arab leaders on March 29th.
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