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| Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad | Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad |
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| At least 18 people have been killed in two rush-hour bomb attacks in Baghdad. | At least 18 people have been killed in two rush-hour bomb attacks in Baghdad. |
| Security officials say at least 13 people died when a roadside bomb blew up a minibus carrying government employees in eastern Baghdad. | Security officials say at least 13 people died when a roadside bomb blew up a minibus carrying government employees in eastern Baghdad. |
| In a separate incident, a female suicide bomber blew herself up outside the city's heavily guarded Green Zone, killing five people, police said. | |
| The secure area houses foreign embassies, government offices and the Iraqi parliament. | The secure area houses foreign embassies, government offices and the Iraqi parliament. |
| Initial reports say many others have been wounded in the attacks. | Initial reports say many others have been wounded in the attacks. |
| Hospital and police sources are quoted as saying that the 13 killed in the roadside bomb were all female employees in Iraq's trade ministry. | Hospital and police sources are quoted as saying that the 13 killed in the roadside bomb were all female employees in Iraq's trade ministry. |
| The female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in a crowd of people waiting to enter the Green Zone on their way to work, security officials said. | The female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in a crowd of people waiting to enter the Green Zone on their way to work, security officials said. |
| The US military said the five people killed included two Iraqi soldiers. | |
| Correspondents say the use of women in suicide bomb attacks in Iraq has become more common. | Correspondents say the use of women in suicide bomb attacks in Iraq has become more common. |
| Although the level of violence in Iraq has fallen over the last year, insurgents have shown that they are still able to carry out large-scale attacks. |