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| Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad | Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad |
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| A series of bombs in Baghdad has killed more than 30 people and injured at least 130, as the US military announced its first combat death in weeks. | |
| One blast tore through the crowded Shia district of Sadr City, killing 10 people and wounding 28. | One blast tore through the crowded Shia district of Sadr City, killing 10 people and wounding 28. |
| Another in the busy, central area of Allawi killed at least six labourers and injured more than 15. | |
| The attacks come as violence across Iraq has fallen to levels not seen since 2003. | 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. | 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. | The January figure of 191 Iraqis killed is the lowest monthly toll since the US-led war began in March 2003. |
| Privately, some US military and Iraqi government officials have expressed concern that the violence might again rise as US troops are pulled out. | Privately, some US military and Iraqi government officials have expressed concern that the violence might again rise as US troops are pulled out. |
| 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. | 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. | Another blast shook a market area of Husseiniya, on Baghdad's northern outskirts. |
| It is not clear if any of the attacks were connected. | It is not clear if any of the attacks were connected. |
| 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. | 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. |