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Car Bomb Blast in Baghdad Kills At Least 2
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Officials say the bomb, detonated by remote control, went off just
after a US military patrol vehicle passed by A car bomb exploded in
central Baghdad Thursday, killing at least two people and wounding
several others as insurgents continued their campaign of post-election
violence.







Police and firemen attend the scene of an early morning car bomb which
exploded in Tahrir Square in central BaghdadOfficials say the bomb,
detonated by remote control, went off just after a U.S. military
patrol vehicle passed by.

South of Baghdad, Iraqi police found the bodies of 20 truck drivers
who had been shot dead.

Meanwhile, Iraq's interim government said the country's borders will
be closed for five days from February 17 - apparently to boost
security during the major Shi'ite Muslim religious observance of
Ashura.

Wednesday, Iraq's election commission said 300 ballot boxes from the
January 30th vote need to be recounted and that it is not ready to
announce the final results, which were expected today.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.


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