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August 24, 2008

Explosions Kill At Least Four in Baghdad
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Police say Sunday's explosions took place in rapid succession in the
neighborhood of Nahdha 
Iraqi police say back-to-back explosions targeting police in Baghdad
have killed at least four people. Police say Sunday's explosions took
place in rapid succession in the neighborhood of Nahdha.

 At least 15 people were wounded. Reports said at least three deaths
took place after the first explosion, and as people rushed to help, the
second bomb went off. Saturday, a suicide bombing at a car dealership in
the city of Kirkuk killed five people, including a Sunni militia leader
from Diyala who is allied to U.S. forces. Also Saturday, the U.S.
military released a cameraman working for the Associated Press after
detaining him for almost three months. The military says it concluded
after a review that he was not a security risk. U.S. forces have
detained several Iraqi journalists working for international news
agencies in recent years, saying the journalists were suspected of links
to insurgents. The U.S. military freed Ali al-Mashhadani a Reuters
cameraman Thursday. He was held for three weeks before it was decided he
posed no threat.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP.

 


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