Violence Kills 15 in Iraq
02 October 2006
Shootings and bombings in Iraq have killed at least 15 people, including three Iraqi soldiers in Kut, and a British soldier in Basra.
Around Baghdad, police reported finding at least 50 mutilated bodies showing signs of torture.
Gunmen kidnapped 14 people from computer shops in central Baghdad. On Sunday, kidnappers captured 26 workers from a meat processing factory in western Baghdad.
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad blamed most killings in Iraq on "death squads" associated with sectarian militias. Speaking on American television CNN's Late Edition Sunday, he said the Iraqi government must do more in the next two months to curb sectarian violence.
Iraqi lawmakers Monday voted to extend the country's state of emergency for 30 more days. The emergency declaration has been in effect since November 2004.
It grants security forces greater powers, allows for a nighttime curfew and gives the government extra powers to make arrests without warrants.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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