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Bomb Kills Three in Baghdad Market
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Officials in Iraq say a bomb has exploded in a market in Baghdad,
killing at least three people.

Police say the device Saturday was meant to target police in the busy
area.

Also Saturday, the U.S. military announced that an America soldier was
killed Friday by a bomb while on patrol west of Kirkuk. It said one
solider was injured.







Jordanian-born terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is seen in
these undated photos (File photo)The U.S. military says it has carried
out a series of raids following Wednesday's killing of terrorist
leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in hopes of dismantling his al-Qaida in
Iraq network.

Major-General William Caldwell said Friday that nearly 40 raids were
carried out overnight Thursday, some directly related to information
found in the house where Zarqawi was killed.

The Jordanian-born Zarqawi was said to have personally taken part in
beheadings of hostages and other killings. He was killed when the U.S.
military dropped two 227-kilogram bombs at his safe house near Baquba,
northeast of Baghdad.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

 


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