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3 Bombs Rock Baghdad, 11 Dead

   Officials say at least 21 people were wounded

   VOA News 25 January 2010
   Map of Baghdad, Tikrit, Mosul in Iraq

   Three  large  bomb  blasts  in  Baghdad  have  rocked hotels and other
   prominent sites in the Iraqi capital.  Police say the blasts killed at
   least 11 people.
   One  of  the  bombs  went off close to Baghdad's Sheraton hotel, while
   another  appeared  to target the Babylon Hotel.  A third bomb exploded
   in central Baghdad.
   All  three  explosions  happened  in  quick  succession and sent large
   clouds  of  smoke into the sky.  Officials say at least 21 people were
   wounded.
   Several coordinated bomb attacks have erupted in Baghdad since August,
   killing  hundreds of people.  Iraqi authorities have expressed concern
   that  insurgents  may  stage  high-profile attacks to disrupt national
   parliamentary elections scheduled for March 7.

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

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