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Baghdad car bomb attack kills six Car bomb blasts kills 13 in Iraq
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Six people have been killed and 14 injured by a car bomb in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. At least 13 people have been killed in two bomb attacks in Iraq.
Officials said the bomb went off in the mainly Shia district of Shaab, in the north-east of the city. In the first, a car bomb exploded in a mainly Shia district in north-eastern Baghdad, killing six people and injuring 14.
Reports say the attack targeted a police patrol car, and three policemen are believed to be among the injured. The second bomb, in the restive eastern province of Diyala, killed seven people, including the wife and two children of a Kurdish leader.
Bomb attacks have become less common in the capital in recent months, amid reports that violence in Iraq generally has fallen to a four-year low. Violence in Iraq has fallen in recent months, although the US Congress has said the country "remains volatile".
However, the US Congress has warned that Iraq's security environment "remains volatile and dangerous".
Correspondents say the US military has been working hard to bolster local government, to prevent areas from falling back under the control of extremists.Correspondents say the US military has been working hard to bolster local government, to prevent areas from falling back under the control of extremists.