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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Twin suicide vehicle bombings kill 99 in Baghdad AFP - 2 hours 20 minutes ago Send IM Story Print Smoke and flames are seen following a blast at the city governorate in central Baghdad on October 25. Twin suicide car bombs blamed on Al-Qaeda blasted the justice ministry and a provincial office in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 99 people and sparking turmoil in the embattled Iraqi capital. BAGHDAD (AFP) - – Twin suicide vehicle bombs blamed on Al-Qaeda shattered the justice ministry and a provincial office in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 99 people and sparking turmoil in the embattled Iraqi capital. More than 700 people were wounded in the near-simultaneous attacks at around 10:30 am (0730 GMT), which left streets littered with charred bodies and torn-off limbs, and buildings in ruins. The blasts, which the government said were carried out by Al-Qaeda and supporters of ex-dictator Saddam Hussein's banned Baath Party, also destroyed dozens of cars and smashed water pipes, spewing dirty water into the streets. Authorities closed off roads leading to the bomb sites as fire trucks and ambulances struggled through thick traffic to reach the blazing buildings. One of the attackers exploded a truck bomb at a busy intersection near the justice and municipalities ministries, while the other detonated a car bomb opposite the nearby Baghdad provincial government offices. At least 99 people were killed and more than 700 injured, according to a senior official in the health ministry, which bases its toll on combined figures from hospitals. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, added that rescue workers had recovered limbs that appeared to total a further six corpses, and disputed the toll provided by an interior ministry official, who put the dead at 132. Haidar Assem, an employee of the ministry of municipalities, said he awoke to find himself in Al-Karama hospital, his head bandaged and his shirt covered in blood. "I was busy working when there was a massive explosion," said the 30-year-old engineer. "My colleagues fell down all around me, the office became completely dark and then I found myself in the hospital." Shortly after the attacks, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki visited the site of the provincial government attack, where he spoke to officials and security officers. "These cowardly terrorist attacks must not affect the determination of the Iraqi people to continue their struggle against the remnants of the dismantled regime and Al-Qaeda terrorists, who committed a brutal crime against civilians," Maliki said in a later statement. He said the attacks would not affect the political process or parliamentary elections due in January, and promised to punish those behind the bombings. Several people railed against the government and the security forces in the aftermath of the attacks, however, blaming them for the carnage. "Where were the security forces?" screamed Mohammed Radhi, who was searching for his sister, a justice ministry employee. "Where were their searches? The government bought devices to search cars for explosives, but they don't work, and the security forces didn't do their job." Distraught ambulance driver Adil Sami too laid the blame on politicians. "Every time politicians disagree, they send us a deadly bomb," he said. "We don't want the parliament any more -- let them leave us alone, we can live in peace and solve problems ourselves." Thick smoke billowed over the stricken area and fires could be seen from two buildings whose windows had been shattered by the force of the blasts, which was felt for several kilometres (miles) across Baghdad. Rescue workers in Salhiyeh had to cover dead bodies in blankets before picking them up because they were too hot to touch, an AFP correspondent said. The explosions were a grim reminder of deadly truck bombings which shook the ministries of foreign affairs and finance on August 19, in which around 100 people were killed. Related article: Iraq's bloodshed Baghdad blamed those attacks on supporters of the Baath party, whom it claims were given safe haven in neighbouring Syria, dramatically damaging ties between the countries. The European Union led international condemnation of the attacks, with the bloc's Swedish presidency sending its condolences to the victims' families. Sunday's twin bombings came as Iraqi political leaders were to meet to try to end a deadlock over a stalled election law amid growing concerns that the country's January 16 election will have to be delayed. Lieutenant General Ali Ghaidan Majeed, commander of Iraqi ground forces, cautioned in an interview with AFP on Saturday that the coming months could see an upswing in violence ahead of the January polls. He said security would likely only stabilise by the middle of next year after a transfer of power to a new government. "I am concerned that between now ... and July 2010, basically throughout the election and after with the transfer from the old government to the new government, maybe you will see terrorist activities increase," he said. 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