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Car Bomb Kills 5, Injures Iraqi Minister

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By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded outside the home of a deputy interior minister Saturday, wounding him and killing at least five people, including four police.


Later, several explosions were heard in central Baghdad. The cause was not clear. The press office of the U.S.-led coalition said it had no information.


The earlier blast hurled two cars onto the front lawn of the official's house, and police fired shots to disperse distraught bystanders who scuffled with them.


Abdul-Jabbar Youssef al-Sheikhli, the deputy minister in charge of security, was slightly injured in the forehead and right arm, said Hassan Hadi, a Health Ministry official. "I expect he will leave the hospital in a short time," Hadi said.

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