Iraq violence kills 761 in June - U.N.


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  • Monday, 01 Jul 2013

Civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Husseiniya district, June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of people killed in militant attacks across Iraq reached 761 in June, lower than the multi-year high hit the previous month, the United Nations said on Monday.

More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq during May, making it the deadliest month since the height of sectarian bloodletting in 2006-07.

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