Nearly 100 people killed as violence engulfs Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Authorities found at least 65 bodies dumped throughout Baghdad on Wednesday, and at least 25 people died in other violence in a setback to the U.S. military's efforts to reduce sectarian strife in Iraq's capital.

Most of the dumped victims had their hands bound and were blindfolded. Most appeared to have been shot to death, and many showed signs of having been tortured.

The apparent resurgence in execution-style killings, which often are associated with sectarian violence and death squads, came as U.S. and Iraqi patrols have been sweeping Baghdad neighborhoods in search of insurgents and sectarian militiamen.

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