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Car bomb kills two in Baghdad Twenty die in Baghdad car bombing
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A car bomb has killed at least two people in central Baghdad. It came shortly after two other explosions in the heavily fortified Green Zone. At least 20 people have been killed and 20 injured in a car bomb in the Karrada district of central Baghdad.
Inside the zone a public address system warned people in English to take cover, adding that it was not a drill. The attack came shortly after two mortar attacks on the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the US embassy and Iraqi government buildings.
Gunfire rang out throughout the centre of the city following the blasts. Earlier, four people were killed when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in a market in the centre of Baghdad.
Earlier, at least four people were killed and 20 wounded when a bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded in a market in the centre of Baghdad. The violence came as Prime Minister Nouri Maliki won parliamentary support for tougher security operations.
The blast hit in the mainly-Shia Shorja area early on Thursday morning. The Iraqi defence ministry says 30 insurgents were killed by Iraqi and US forces during fighting in Baghdad on Wednesday.
Separately, the Iraqi defence ministry says 30 insurgents were killed by Iraqi and US forces during fighting in the capital Baghdad on Wednesday.
Officials said another 30 were captured during the clashes in the Sunni district of Haifa Street.Officials said another 30 were captured during the clashes in the Sunni district of Haifa Street.
The Iraqi and US troops had launched the big security operation to drive insurgents out of the area.The Iraqi and US troops had launched the big security operation to drive insurgents out of the area.