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08-14-2006, 12:12 AM
BAGHDAD: Up to 25 people were killed and 75 wounded in multiple attacks in a majority Shi'ite area in southern Baghdad late on Sunday, police said.
They said the attacks, all at the same time, included a suicide motorcycle bomber, rockets and a roadside bomb which hit a market in the southern Baghdad district of Zaafaraniya.
Separately, at least two mortar bombs hit an apartment building in the same area while a separate car bomb was exploded, they said.
One police source said at least 20 people were killed, while another police official said 25 were killed.
Reuters
They said the attacks, all at the same time, included a suicide motorcycle bomber, rockets and a roadside bomb which hit a market in the southern Baghdad district of Zaafaraniya.
Separately, at least two mortar bombs hit an apartment building in the same area while a separate car bomb was exploded, they said.
One police source said at least 20 people were killed, while another police official said 25 were killed.
Reuters