Suicide bombers kill 61 in Iraqi town

IRAQ: Two suicide bombers killed 61 people and wounded 150 when they blew themselves up at a crowded market in Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim town of Hilla on Thursday, police said.

The blasts, along with bomb and mortar attacks in Baghdad that killed 11 people, underscored the challenges for the government of Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who has pledged a U.S.-backed crackdown in the lawless capital.

Police said the bodies of 30 people were found dumped in Baghdad, where sectarian violence has been mounting.

Baghdad, Friday, Reuters