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March 11, 2008

Iraq Roadside Bomb Kills 16 Bus Passengers
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1B81CBE:A6F02AD83191E160DFFB34D6D82A4465A13B8D4F2090AB2B& Meanwhile, US
military says one attack killed three American soldiers and their
translator in Iraqi province of Diyala Iraqi police say at least 16
bus passengers were killed by a roadside bomb Tuesday in southern
Iraq.







A US soldier inspects the scene of a parked car bomb blast in the
Shaab district of Baghdad, 10 Mar 2008

A police spokesman says the bus was traveling from the port city of
Basra to Nasariyah.  At least 22 people were wounded in the blast. 

No other details were immediately available.

In other news, the U.S. military says a bomb attack Monday killed
three American soldiers and their translator in the Iraqi province of
Diyala.  In a separate incident, the military said a suspected suicide
bomb attack killed five U.S. soldiers on foot patrol in Baghdad.

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


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