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| Twin blasts kill 30, wound 80 in Iraq |
| 2010-08-04 |
| Twin car bomb explosions have killed at least 30 people and wounded 80 others, including women and children, in the southern Iraqi city of Kut, security officials say. "We have so far received 30 corpses and 80 people have been wounded," the head of the emergency services at Kut hospital told AFP. "Two cars, parked 10 meters from each other, exploded at the same time at al-Amel crossing," said police Lieutenant Ismail Hussein. The explosions at the commercial center of Kut city also damaged several nearby shops badly and destroyed multiple cars. Earlier in the day, at least five policemen were killed in Mansur neighborhood in the capital city of Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Fred |