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| Two explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 20 others. | Two explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 20 others. |
| The bombs exploded in quick succession near a petrol station in the western suburb of Mansour. | The bombs exploded in quick succession near a petrol station in the western suburb of Mansour. |
| There had been a relative lull in major attacks during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha which ended this week. | |
| An increase in the number of attacks has also been expected following the execution on Saturday of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. | An increase in the number of attacks has also been expected following the execution on Saturday of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. |
| The blasts in Mansour set fire to the petrol station and burned several cars in the area, reports said. | The blasts in Mansour set fire to the petrol station and burned several cars in the area, reports said. |
| A member of the Iraqi security services in Mansour told the BBC that both of the explosions were car bombs. | |
| "Somebody detonated two cars against people as they were queuing for petrol," the unnamed man said. | |
| "What do they want from us?" he asked, adding: "They have killed all these people. Some are burnt." | |
| TV footage showed the wounded lying on stretchers in a crowded hallway at Yarmouk hospital in south-west Baghdad. | TV footage showed the wounded lying on stretchers in a crowded hallway at Yarmouk hospital in south-west Baghdad. |