Iraq recalls its ambassador from Syria over bombings
Al-Qaida group claims the attacks fatal to 100-plus
Posted: August 26, 2009 at 5:09 a.m.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (center) views the bomb-damaged Foreign Ministry building Monday in Baghdad in this photo released Tuesday by the Iraqi government.
An al-Qaida front group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for last week's suicide truck bombings that tore through government ministries in Baghdad, and Iraq recalled its ambassador from Syria and demanded that Damascus hand over two suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists it has linked to the attacks.
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