..... the DEATH business. Coffin making is booming in Iraq!
BAGHDAD, 7 August 2007 (IRIN) - The continuing violence in Baghdad is fuelling a boom in the funeral industry.
Back in Saddam Hussein's time, coffin maker Abdul-Wahab Khalil Mohammed used to sell one or two coffins a day at US$5-US$10 each. Now he produces an average of 15 to 20 coffins a day and charges $50-$75 for each one. (continue reading here)
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There's a macabre bit of humor in this, or there would be if it wasn't still happening.
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