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BAGHDAD, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An apparently coordinated car bomb and suicide bomb attack at Baghdad's police academy killed 15 people on Monday and wounded 45 others, police said.

The near simultaneous explosions come hours after a senior Iraqi military official was wounded by a roadside bomb targeting his convoy.

Violence has fallen sharply in Iraq over the past year, but insurgents have shown themselves still capable of conducting large-scale attacks.

Officials expect more violence ahead of provincial elections due on Jan. 31. (Writing by Mohammed Abbas; Editing by Louise Ireland and Tim Cocks)

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