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    June 20, 2011

Roadside Bomb Wounds 7 in Baghdad

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   Policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint on Baghdad's Abu Nawas
   street. About 15 people were wounded in several bomb attacks that
   occurred in the Iraqi capital on Monday, June 20, 2011
   Photo: Reuters
   Policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint on Baghdad's Abu Nawas
   street. About 15 people were wounded in several bomb attacks that
   occurred in the Iraqi capital on Monday, June 20, 2011

   Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has exploded near a French embassy
   convoy in Baghdad, wounding seven people in one of several attacks
   Monday in the capital.
   The officials said four Iraqi security guards and three civilians were
   wounded in the blast in the central part of the city.
   In the northern Shaab district, authorities say a car bomb killed one
   person and wounded four others.
   Meanwhile, in southern Baghdad, police say gunmen using silenced
   weapons shot and killed a policeman.
   Violence in Iraq has eased since the height of sectarian clashes in
   2006 and 2007, but attacks including roadside bombings remain common.

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

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