Police find 11 bodies in Baghdad

Iraqi police found 11 bodies in execution-style in southwestern Baghdad on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry source said.

The bodies were dumped in the backyard of the Alam school in Al- Furat neighborhood, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The bodies, with bullets in the back of their heads, were blindfolded and bound, the source said.

The almost daily gruesome body findings, assassinations and explosions in Baghdad and other cities were seen as a major setback for the Iraqi government's efforts to stem violence and achieve national reconciliation.

Source: Xinhua