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May 23, 2011

20 Killed in Iraq Violence 
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In Iraq, at least 20 people were killed and more than 80 wounded in a
series of weekend explosions in Baghdad. In the deadliest incident,
eight Iraqi police officers were killed when a suicide bomber detonated
explosives at the scene of a prior attack. Two U.S. soldiers were killed
and three were wounded when a bomb hit a U.S. military patrol just miles
from the expansive base known as Camp Victory. Violence in Baghdad has
escalated in recent weeks as Iraqi lawmakers debate whether to request
an extended U.S. occupation beyond the withdrawal date for later this
year.



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