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Car Bombs Kill 18 in Baghdad

   VOA News 20 June 2010
   Map of Mosul, Iraq

   Iraqi  officials say twin car bombs have killed at least 18 people and
   wounded more than 40 in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
   Iraqi police and hospital officials said the car bombs exploded within
   minutes  of  each  other  Sunday  near  the  headquarters of the Iraqi
   Commercial Bank and a government office that issues identity cards.
   In another development, Iraqi police officers found decomposing bodies
   of several women Saturday in Baghdad's eastern Zayouna neighborhood.
   The  incidents  follow  a  wave of violence across Iraq in recent days
   that has killed at least 20 people.
   Some  officials  fear  insurgents may trying to derail recent security
   gains  by  taking  advantage  of  the political deadlock that followed
   Iraq's March elections.

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

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