Iraq - more surges to the grave: Deadly suicide blast in Baghdad

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7436189.stm

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A suicide bomb has killed at least 15 people and injured at least 50 others near the Baghdad home of a senior Iraqi police general.

This is thought to be the biggest attack in the Iraqi capital in months.

The police commander, said to be involved in joint operations with the army, was unhurt.

Meanwhile three American soldiers have been killed in an exchange of fire in the north of the country, US military officials in Iraq say.

The incident happened at the village of Hawija, near Kirkuk, in an area where Sunni insurgents have been strong.