Car Bombings Kill 6 Near Shiite Offices (Baghdad)

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Source: Associated Press

Car bombings kill 6 near Shiite offices
By LAUREN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer
7 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Twin car bombs struck near the compound of one of Iraq's most powerful Shiite politicians Monday, killing at least six civilians and wounding 20, police and hospital officials said.

A dense cloud of black smoke rose over the offices of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the country's largest Shiite party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, or SIIC. More than dozen cars were destroyed in a blackened area, and a brick building was blown apart.

Police said the bombs were planted in cars lined up at a gas station nearby.

The blasts ripped a crater two yards wide in the asphalt. Television footage showed a soldier and a civilian being led away from the scene, pressing cloths to their bloodied heads as sirens wailed around them.

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1. Update: Two bombs claim 11 lives in Baghdad

BAGHDAD - Two car bombs exploded in central Baghdad on Monday, killing 11 and injuring 30, including a prominent leader of one of the most powerful U.S-allied tribal awakening councils.

The bombings came as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was wrapping up a two-day visit to Baghdad .

Ali Hatem al Suleiman al Duleimy , a leading member of the U.S.-backed Anbar Awakening Council , suffered minor injuries in the explosion, his secretary and police confirmed.

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