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June 4, 2009

Bomb Kills 9 at Baghdad Cafe
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Ministry officials say blast occurred late Wednesday in mostly Shi'ite
district of southwestern Baghdad 
An Iraqi boy inspects the damage from a blast in a coffee shop in
Baghdad, 04 Jun 2009Iraq's Interior Ministry says nine people have been
killed and at least 31 others wounded in a bombing at a cafe in Iraq's
capital. Ministry officials say the blast occurred late Wednesday in a
mostly Shi'ite district of southwestern Baghdad. Despite recent
violence, the Iraqi government says casualties dropped to an all-time
low last month, after a bloody month of April. The report issued Sunday
said 165 Iraqis, including 134 civilians, were killed in May from
insurgency-related violence. Authorities reported 355 deaths in April.
The Iraqi military is under pressure to show it can secure the country
before June 30, when U.S. combat troops pull out of major cities and
return to their bases. Some information for this report was provided by
AFP, AP and Reuters.


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