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| Nine people have been killed in Baghdad in an apparent suicide bomb attack on a convoy carrying the Iraqi government's minister of labour. | Nine people have been killed in Baghdad in an apparent suicide bomb attack on a convoy carrying the Iraqi government's minister of labour. |
| Ten others were injured in the attack, which reports say saw a bomber ram an explosives-packed car into the convoy. | Ten others were injured in the attack, which reports say saw a bomber ram an explosives-packed car into the convoy. |
| A ministry of labour spokesman said the minister, Mahmoud Jawad al-Radi, was not harmed by the blast. | |
| Attacks on public figures and government ministers in Iraq have lessened as security has improved. | Attacks on public figures and government ministers in Iraq have lessened as security has improved. |
| The bombing happened during rush-hour in central Bab al-Sharji district, the Associated Press news agency said. | The bombing happened during rush-hour in central Bab al-Sharji district, the Associated Press news agency said. |
| It comes as the US military is preparing to hand over security in Babil province, south of Baghdad, to Iraq forces later on Thursday. | It comes as the US military is preparing to hand over security in Babil province, south of Baghdad, to Iraq forces later on Thursday. |