At least 69 Iraqis die in Sunday violence


At least 69 Iraqis die in Sunday violence


Deaths include victims of ethnic strife, U.S.-backed raid; others
beheaded

**Sectarian violence largely blamed**
A total of at least 69 people were reported killed Sunday in one of the bloodiest days in weeks. Most of the dead appeared to be victims the shadowy Sunni-Shiite score-settling that has torn at the fabric of Iraq since Feb. 22 when a Shiite shrine was blown apart in Samarra, north of Baghdad.