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    October 10, 2011

Series of Blasts in Baghdad Kills at Least 10

   VOA News

   A series of explosions in the Iraqi capital has left at least 10 people
   dead and 19 others wounded.
   The blasts occurred Monday evening in western Baghdad, just minutes
   apart from one another.
   Officials say the first blast came from a roadside bomb, followed by a
   second bomb that detonated when emergency services arrived at the
   scene. A third bomb exploded nearby during that time, also in the same
   area.
   Violence in Iraq has fallen sharply since the height of sectarian
   fighting in 2006 and 2007, but bombings and shootings still occur with
   regularity.

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