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| Iraq: Deadly twin blasts strike capital |
| 2009-06-15 |
| Two explosions on Monday killed at least two people and injured six others in Baghdad's predominantly Shia Shaab neighbourhood, according to security officials. The bombs were attached to two vehicles - a car and a minibus - near a crowded market in the Iraqi capital, officials told the Voices of Iraq news agency. However, officials said the casualties were expected to rise. "An improvised explosive device (IED) targeted a civilian vehicle in the al-Shaab area, killing a woman and wounding a man," the source told VOI. A second bomb attached to a bus blew up in a bus station in al-Shaab, killing one and wounding five others, the source noted. The attacks came ahead of the planned 30 June withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi cities and major towns. Last Thursday, Iraq's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki warned of increased sectarian violence in the country. Al-Maliki said there will be attempts to undermine Iraqi security forces as US troops complete their withdrawal from Iraqi cities by the end of the month and ahead of upcoming national elections. Despite sporadic bombings, the lowest number of Iraqi deaths were recorded last month since the US-led invasion in 2003. A total of 124 civilians, six soldiers and 25 policemen died in attacks in May, according to official figures. |
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