TARGETED

42 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq

In mostly Christian areas.

Predominantly Christian areas were the targets of attacks that killed at least 42 people and injured 84 others across Iraq Wednesday. 27 were killed when a car bomb exploded near a church in the southern part of Baghdad where people were leaving a Christmas celebration. In a marketplace in another majority-Christian area, three roadside bombs went off in a row killing 11. Two police officers and one soldier were also killed when a gunman opened fire on a police and army checkpoint near Tikrit, the capital of the northern central province Salahudin. Christians have been the targets of recurrent attacks since the U.S. and allies invaded in 2003.