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| Iraqi army recruits hit by bomber | Iraqi army recruits hit by bomber |
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| At least 13 Iraqi army recruits have been killed and one wounded in a suicide bomb attack on their minibus in Baghdad, officials said. | |
| The attack happened near the Muthenna recruitment centre which has been targeted by insurgents in the past. | |
| The bomber, who was wearing an explosive belt, is reported to have boarded the bus at the centre. | |
| Witnesses heard two loud blasts and saw a plume of white smoke close to the north gate of the former air base. | |
| The gate is where recruits wait for shuttle buses to take them to the capital's main bus station. | |
| They had just signed forms to join the army and had got on the bus to be taken to their homes, the BBC's James Shaw in Baghdad reports. | |
| The base, in the western part of the city, is the main recruitment and training centre for the Iraqi army in Baghdad. | |
| At least 30 people died in two separate attacks on the base in July. | |
| On Sunday, four people were killed in two car bomb blasts in Baghdad. | |
| The violence comes amid a joint operation by US and Iraqi forces to restore security in the capital. | The violence comes amid a joint operation by US and Iraqi forces to restore security in the capital. |