Bomb kills 17 in Iraqi town, destroys shops

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Source: Reuters

Bomb kills 17 in Iraqi town, destroys shops
08 Apr 2007 10:16:31 GMT

MAHMUDIYA, Iraq, April 8 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed up to 17 people and wounded two dozen in a town south of Baghdad on Sunday, the latest in a spate of attacks outside the Iraqi capital since a new security plan there took effect.

The mayor of Mahmudiya, Muaid al-Amiri, said the car bomb targeted industrial workshops and had killed 17 people and completely demolished a three-storey building. Many smaller shops had been levelled and a number of cars destroyed.

North of Baghdad, four U.S. soldiers were killed in an explosion near their vehicle on Saturday, the military said.

It said the blast took place in Diyala province, another area where violence has spiked since the start of the security crackdown in Baghdad.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/YAT824546.htm

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1. Car bomb in Baghdad kills 7; many other incidents - Reuters Factbox

Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 8
08 Apr 2007 12:34:00 GMT
Source: Reuters

April 8 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq as of 1200 GMT
on Sunday:

* denotes new or updated item.

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* KERBALA - Bodies of six goat-herders were found shot west of Kerbala, 110 km
(70 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.

* BAQUBA - The bodies of five people were found shot in Baquba, 65 Km (40 miles)
north of Baghdad, police said.

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* BAGHDAD - Seven people were killed and 21 wounded when a suicide car bomb
exploded near an intersection in Ilaam district in southern Baghdad, police said.

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BAGHDAD - The bodies of 12 people were found shot on Saturday in different parts
of Baghdad, police said.

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Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM831964.htm

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The Factbox reports 56 killed, not counting the fighting in Diyala province.