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Bombs kill at least four in Baghdad -police
12 Jan 2009 06:25:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad on Monday killed at least four people and wounded nearly 20, police said.

A bomb attached to a car, followed quickly by another blast, killed three people and wounded 10 in the New Baghdad district in the east of the capital, police said.

A roadside bomb struck near a police patrol in the central Karrada district killing one civilian and wounding four policemen, and another roadside bomb in central Baghdad wounded four people. (Editing by Louise Ireland)
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