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December 12, 2007

Car Bombings in Southern Iraq kill 26, Injure 100 
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explosives-laden vehicles were placed in a garage, a market and near a
local police station Iraqi police say three car bomb explosions in the
mainly Shi'ite southern city of Amarah have killed at least 26 people
and wounded about 100 more.

Police say the blasts occurred within minutes of each other. They say
the explosives-laden vehicles were placed in a garage, a market and
near a local police station.

Amarah is the capital of Maysan province, which borders Iran. Violence
has been on rise in the region since the British military handed over
security responsibilities of the province to Iraqi authorities about
eight months ago..

Separately, the U.S. military says coalition forces killed 14
terrorists and detained 12 suspects during operations since Tuesday,
targeting al-Qaida-linked militants in central Iraq.

Also on Tuesday, a suicide car bombing near the homes of two senior
Iraqi politicians in Baghdad killed two security guards and wounded 12
other people.

That attack took place near the homes of former Iraqi Prime Minister
Ayad Allawi, a Shi'ite, and Sunni lawmaker Saleh al-Mutlaq. Officials
say the casualties were guards and police at the checkpoint where the
car exploded.

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


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