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| At least 15 people have been killed and 60 wounded in a triple car bomb attack in the south-west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | At least 15 people have been killed and 60 wounded in a triple car bomb attack in the south-west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. |
| The attack on a busy market street in the Bayaa district was severe, even by Iraqi standards, says a BBC correspondent in the capital. | The attack on a busy market street in the Bayaa district was severe, even by Iraqi standards, says a BBC correspondent in the capital. |
| It is not clear who was targeted, but almost all the victims were civilians. | It is not clear who was targeted, but almost all the victims were civilians. |
| Earlier, the US military in Iraq said three of its soldiers had been killed in more bombings just outside Baghdad. | Earlier, the US military in Iraq said three of its soldiers had been killed in more bombings just outside Baghdad. |
| In Bayaa, cars were parked close to one another in an area packed with shops and known for buying and selling vehicles, says the BBC's Peter Greste in Baghdad. | In Bayaa, cars were parked close to one another in an area packed with shops and known for buying and selling vehicles, says the BBC's Peter Greste in Baghdad. |
| Then as shoppers milled about in the late-morning sunshine a car exploded. As rescuers rushed to help the victims, a second and then a third bomb went off. | Then as shoppers milled about in the late-morning sunshine a car exploded. As rescuers rushed to help the victims, a second and then a third bomb went off. |
| In the east of the city, an improvised explosive device exploded near a Sunni shrine. | In the east of the city, an improvised explosive device exploded near a Sunni shrine. |
| Again, as police and emergency services rushed in, two more bombs exploded killing one police officer and wounding nine more. | Again, as police and emergency services rushed in, two more bombs exploded killing one police officer and wounding nine more. |
| In the city of Basra in southern Iraq, the council has said it is withdrawing its co-operation with the UK military in the area in protest at a raid on a police headquarters in Basra. | In the city of Basra in southern Iraq, the council has said it is withdrawing its co-operation with the UK military in the area in protest at a raid on a police headquarters in Basra. |
| On Monday, 10 civilians were killed and 11 injured by a car bomb in a shopping area in Baghdad. | On Monday, 10 civilians were killed and 11 injured by a car bomb in a shopping area in Baghdad. |
| In a separate attack, a suicide bomber killed at least two people and injured about 20 other passengers on a mini-bus. | In a separate attack, a suicide bomber killed at least two people and injured about 20 other passengers on a mini-bus. |
| US casualties | US casualties |
| A fourth US soldier was wounded in the attack outside the capital, the military said. | A fourth US soldier was wounded in the attack outside the capital, the military said. |
| The total number of US military deaths in Iraq is said to have reached 2,972 since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to Pentagon figures. | The total number of US military deaths in Iraq is said to have reached 2,972 since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to Pentagon figures. |
| Many commentators believe this to be a symbolic milestone, as it is close to exceeding the number of people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks - 2,973. | Many commentators believe this to be a symbolic milestone, as it is close to exceeding the number of people who were killed in the 9/11 attacks - 2,973. |
| Those attacks launched the Bush administration's so-called war on terror. | Those attacks launched the Bush administration's so-called war on terror. |