Special report: Tension accelerates in Iraq

    BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi police found 14 bodies in the capital on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

    The bodies, riddled with bullets, were found in different parts of Baghdad, the source said on condition of anonymity.

    "Some of the victims were blindfolded, bound and with bullets in the back of their heads," said the source.

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