Baghdad: Iraqis angrily blamed the authorities today for failing to head off attacks that killed 74 people as they marked the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday ending Iraq's deadliest Ramadan in years.
The international community roundly condemned the violence, which also wounded more than 320 people, but almost all senior Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, made no mention of the attacks.
It was the latest in months of bloodshed that have sparked fears of a return to the all-out sectarian war that peaked in 2006 and 2007 and left tens of thousands dead.
Authorities, though, have highlighted major security operations - among the largest since US forces departed in December 2011 - which they say have led to the killing or capture of many militants.
Iraqis voiced frustration with the government and security forces for failing to prevent the 16 car bombings and other attacks which killed 74 people, 47 of them in Baghdad yesterday.
"I cannot trust any politicians, because they make many promises, and the result of their work is what happens in our country each day."
In east Baghdad, at the site of another car bombing, Ali al-Shammari said Iraq's long-running political deadlock was to blame.
The international community roundly condemned the violence, which also wounded more than 320 people, but almost all senior Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, made no mention of the attacks.
It was the latest in months of bloodshed that have sparked fears of a return to the all-out sectarian war that peaked in 2006 and 2007 and left tens of thousands dead.
Authorities, though, have highlighted major security operations - among the largest since US forces departed in December 2011 - which they say have led to the killing or capture of many militants.
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Iraqis voiced frustration with the government and security forces for failing to prevent the 16 car bombings and other attacks which killed 74 people, 47 of them in Baghdad yesterday.
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"I cannot trust any politicians, because they make many promises, and the result of their work is what happens in our country each day."
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In east Baghdad, at the site of another car bombing, Ali al-Shammari said Iraq's long-running political deadlock was to blame.
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