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Blast rips through Baghdad street Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad
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A car bomb blast on a busy street in central Baghdad has killed at least five people and injured more than 15. A series of car bombs in Baghdad has killed at least 18 people and injured dozens, as the US military announced its first combat death in weeks.
Officials say the bomb went off next to a group of construction workers, adding that the death toll is likely to rise. One blast tore through the crowded Shia district of Sadr City, killing 10 people and wounding 28.
Attacks across Iraq have fallen to levels of the early months of the US-led war which began in March 2003, according to the US military. Another on a busy, central area killed at least five construction workers and injured more than 15.
But a spate of recent bombings has hit the Iraqi capital, taking more than 100 lives in March alone. The attacks come as violence across Iraq has fallen to levels not seen since 2003.
However insurgents are still able to strike with deadly results, claiming more than 200 lives in both February and March.
The January figure of 191 Iraqis killed is the lowest monthly toll since the US-led war began in March 2003.
In other attacks in the Iraqi capital on Monday, a car bomb missed the convoy of an interior ministry official, but killed two bystanders, including a policeman, in the neighbourhood of New Baghdad.
Another blast shook a market area of Husseiniya, on Baghdad's northern outskirts.
Meanwhile, the US military said one soldier had died as a result of a combat operation in the volatile northern Diyala province. The statement did not provide any details.