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September 7, 2009

At Least 8 Killed in Western Iraq Suicide Bombing
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Officials say attack took place at checkpoint outside Ramadi; four
police officers among dead 
People gather around destroyed car after suicide car bomber targets
checkpoint in Ramadi, 7 Sep 2009Police in Iraq say a suicide car bombing
has killed at least eight
people and wounded at least 15 others near the western city of Ramadi.
Officials say Monday's attack took place at a checkpoint outside the
city. Four police officers were among the dead. Ramadi
is in Iraq's Anbar province, which was once an insurgent stronghold.
But violence there greatly decreased after local Sunni tribes sided
with the U.S. military in 2006 to fight against al-Qaida. Also
Monday, police say two car bombs exploded in separate districts of
Baghdad. One of the explosions killed a civilian and wounded at least
three other people. Some information for this report was provided by
AFP, AP and Reuters.


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