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June 22, 2009

At Least 21 Killed in Iraq Violence
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Series of blasts in Baghdad come as US troops prepare to pull out of
Iraqi cities by month's end 
Authorities in Iraq said at least 21 people were killed in a series of
attacks Monday. They said at least seven people died in a suicide
bombing in western Baghdad. Authorities said the blast near municipal
offices in Abu Ghraib left 13 people injured. Minibus driver Abdul
Kareem Hussein surveys the damage to his vehicle after a roadside
bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, 22 June 2009Police said at least three
students were killed on their way to final exams when a roadside bomb
exploded near their mini-bus in Baghdad's Shi'ite neighborhood of Sadr
City. At least 12 people were injured. In the capital's Karrada
neighborhood, a car bomb killed five people. And authorities said a
roadside bomb killed three people and injured 30 in northern Baghdad's
Shaab district. Also Monday, Iraqi military officials said three Iraqi
soldiers have been killed in a roadside bombing northeast of Baghdad.
The violence comes as U.S. troops prepare to pull out of Iraqi cities by
the end of this month.

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


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