Iraq police find 17 murdered, tortured bodies dumped in streets of Baghdad
Iraqi police found 17 bullet-riddled bodies in different areas of the capital, Baghdad, officials said Monday, raising fears of more sectarian bloodletting at a time of soaring tensions following Sunni insurgent seizing territory across the country.
Authorities found the bodies of 14 men and three women dumped in the streets late Sunday and early Monday, two police officers said. Some had suffered gunshot wounds to the heads and chest, with others blindfolded and bound, they said. Some showed signs of being tortured, they said.
Officers found no identification cards on the bodies and police could not offer a motive in their killings.
