Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill Eight

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Source: Associated Press

Iraq Bomb Blasts Kill Eight

The Guardian
23.01.11
Updated 12.32

A series of bomb blasts killed eight people and wounded 33 across Baghdad this morning.

The three-hour drumbeat of explosions began in Baghdad's rush hour at the start of the working week. An Iraqi intelligence official said the attacks were attempt to undermine security ahead of a meeting of Arab heads of state in Baghdad in late March.

Police said at least two car bombs exploded, apparently targeting police patrols, killing a policeman and a bystander. Two people were killed in a blast at the offices of the government sewage department.

In the city's northern Kazimiyah suburb, another bomb exploded near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims, killing one and injuring nine. Shia pilgrims make daily visits to the gold-domed shrine of Kazimiyah, where two revered imams are buried.

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