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Baghdad car bomb attack kills one Blast near Iran embassy in Iraq
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One person has been killed in a car bomb explosion near the Iranian embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iraqi police have said. One person has been killed in a car bomb explosion near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi police have said.
Four other people were injured in the explosion, which happened at the height of morning rush hour. Four other people were injured in the blast, which happened at the height of morning rush hour.
The embassy compound was not damaged, latest reports from the scene say. The embassy compound was not damaged. Police said the diplomatic mission did not appear to have been the target.
The blast came a day after more than 40 people died in a truck bomb attack near a Sunni mosque in the town of Habbaniyah, to the west of Baghdad. In a separate attack, two people were injured in a mortar attack in a Shia area in southern Baghdad, a police source told the BBC.
The attacks came a day after more than 40 people died in a truck bomb attack near a Sunni mosque in the town of Habbaniyah, to the west of Baghdad.
At least 60 people were injured in the blast, which came only hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said sectarian killings had fallen as a result of the recent security surge.At least 60 people were injured in the blast, which came only hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said sectarian killings had fallen as a result of the recent security surge.