Baghdad bomb attacks kill at least 28 - police
Source: Reuters
A series of car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 28 people and wounded more than 100 on Thursday, with one exploding near the "Green Zone" diplomatic complex, the latest attacks in some of the worst violence since U.S. troops left.
Iraqi police sources said one bomb exploded just 200-300 metres (yards) outside Baghdad's international zone, close to Iraq's Foreign Ministry, killing four and wounding 12 people, the sources said.
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An attack in Baladiyat, eastern Baghdad, killed five people and wounded 17 when a car bomb exploded near a traffic police station.
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Another attack in al-Shurta al-Rabaa district used a bomb on the trailer of a tractor carrying gas cylinders. It killed four and wounded 18, police said.
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