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| 'Rocket attack' kills 15 in Iraq | 'Rocket attack' kills 15 in Iraq |
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| A large explosion near the town of Mahmudiya, to the south of Baghdad, is said to have killed at least 15 people. | A large explosion near the town of Mahmudiya, to the south of Baghdad, is said to have killed at least 15 people. |
| An Iraqi security official said a rocket attack had hit a residential building, adding that another 25 people had been injured in the attack. | An Iraqi security official said a rocket attack had hit a residential building, adding that another 25 people had been injured in the attack. |
| Mahmudiya, about 20 miles (30km) to the south of Baghdad, has seen frequent bombings and attacks in recent years. | Mahmudiya, about 20 miles (30km) to the south of Baghdad, has seen frequent bombings and attacks in recent years. |
| Elsewhere, Baghdad police say a car bomb killed four people and injured six in Ilam, in the south-west of the city. | |
| Confusion | |
| Police sources in Mahmudiya said the blast was caused by a Katyusha rocket said to have slammed into a residential building in a busy central area. | |
| The force of the blast reduced most of the building to rubble. | |
| However, the town's mayor, told the Reuters news agency that the blast had been caused by a car bomb, and said 17 people had been killed. | |
| The US military told Reuters that initial reports indicated that it was a roadside bomb. | |
| The mixed Sunni-Shia town is in a tense and volatile area that has seen frequent sectarian killings. | The mixed Sunni-Shia town is in a tense and volatile area that has seen frequent sectarian killings. |