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Eight people have been killed and more than 30 injured when two bombs exploded in a crowded market in central Baghdad, Iraqi security officials say. At least eight people were killed and more than 30 injured when two bombs exploded in a crowded market in central Baghdad, Iraqi security officials say.
The blasts, both believed to be caused by car bombs, happened almost simultaneously, the officials said.The blasts, both believed to be caused by car bombs, happened almost simultaneously, the officials said.
The number of casualties is expected to rise, according to police sources. At least four Iraqis and two US-led coalition troops died in other attacks across Iraq, and an intelligence officer was found dead in Baghdad.
Car bombs have exploded in various markets in Iraq this week after the curfew imposed for the sentencing of Saddam Hussein was lifted. US authorities offered a reward of up to $50,000 to find a kidnapped soldier.
On Wednesday, two car bombs set off in busy markets killed at least 10 people as they shopped. Iraqi-born Specialist Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie, a reservist, was abducted by gunmen during a visit to his wife's family on 23 October.
On Thursday in Baghdad alone, a series of bombings killed 18 people and wounded dozens more.
Some 100 people have been killed in Iraq in the past four days as Baghdad and other parts of Iraq suffered renewed violence following a lull during the curfew.
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Saturday's blasts happened at the busy Shorja wholesale market, the scene of many previous deadly attacks, an interior ministry source said.Saturday's blasts happened at the busy Shorja wholesale market, the scene of many previous deadly attacks, an interior ministry source said.
In other violence, a suicide car bomber attacked a police station and killed two people in the town of Zaghinya, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, Reuters news agency quoted police as saying. In other violence, two separate roadside bombs each killed at least one person in Baghdad.
The US government's representative office in the Iraqi town of Hilla came under mortar attack, reportedly sparking a fire in the complex, the Associated Press reported. A suicide car bomber attacked a police station and killed two people in the town of Zaghinya near Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad.
Meanwhile, two soldiers of the US-led coalition in the southern Polish zone - one Polish and one Slovak - were killed when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb near Kut, 160 km south-east of Baghdad.
The US government's representative office in the Iraqi town of Hilla came under mortar attack, reportedly sparking a fire in the complex.
It was the second attack on the office in recent weeks.It was the second attack on the office in recent weeks.
More than 100 people have been killed in Iraq in the past four days as Baghdad and other parts of Iraq suffered renewed violence after a curfew imposed for the sentencing of Saddam Hussein was lifted.
On Wednesday, two car bombs set off in busy markets killed at least 10 people, while on Thursday in Baghdad alone 18 people died in a series of bombings.