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Inside Baghdad's Overflowing Central Morgue

by Jamie Tarabay, NPR
July 7, 2006

Baghdad's accelerating murder rate is overwhelming the city's main morgue. There are too many bodies and more coming in every day. Last month, 1,600 bodies were received; the month before, 1,400. NPR's Jamie Tarabay reports.

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  • All Things Considered, July 7, 2006
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