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Suicide Truck Bombing in Baghdad Kills 15
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1638FE9:A6F02AD83191E160941EA93C9298F4079574F7DCC14957C0 Police say attack
took place near College of Economic Sciences in western Baghdad's
Iskan district Iraqi security officials say a suicide truck bombing
near a college in Baghdad has killed at least 15 people and wounded
more than 30 others.

Police say the attack took place Tuesday morning near the College of
Economic Sciences in western Baghdad's Iskan district.

Monday, a series of bombings in two predominantly Shi'ite markets in
Baghdad killed at least 87 people and wounded 165 others.

The bombings hit Baghdad during a new security crackdown by thousands
of Iraqi and U.S. forces aimed at bringing an end to sectarian
violence in the capital.

Also on Monday, Iraqis marked the first anniversary, according to the
Islamic calendar, of a Sunni militant attack on the Askariya Mosque in
Samarra, a site holy to Shi'ites. That attack sparked Iraq's descent
into sectarian bloodshed.

Separately, the U.S. military said one American soldiers was killed
Sunday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, west
of Baghdad.

In another development, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter
Steinmeier says two Germans have been missing in Iraq for a week and
may have been kidnapped. He declined to give further details.

Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters


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