Baghdad Bombings Kill 172

Article image Non-stop explosions in Baghdad deal a heavey blow to the US security plan. (Reuters)
BAGHDAD — In yet another bloody day for Baghdadis, five separate car bombings rocked Shiite-dominated areas of the capital on Wednesday, April 18, claiming the lives of at least 172 and dealing a new blow to the massive US-led security plan.

"I saw dozens of dead bodies", an eyewitness in Al-Sadriyah, the scene of the deadliest attack, told Reuters.

"Some people were burned alive inside minibuses. Nobody could reach them after the explosion", he recalled bitterly. MORE
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1176802110198&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout

Please also see:

Iraq: Neighbors Stem Flow of Iraqis Fleeing War
US and UK Bear Special Duty to Aid Refugees

http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2007/04/17/iraq15720.htm