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| Two car bombs have exploded at a police station in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least nine people and wounding about 28 others, police say. | Two car bombs have exploded at a police station in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least nine people and wounding about 28 others, police say. |
| The attack took place in the mainly Shia Bayaa neighbourhood, in the south of the city. | The attack took place in the mainly Shia Bayaa neighbourhood, in the south of the city. |
| Civilians and police officers were among those wounded in the blast which also damaged nearby homes. | Civilians and police officers were among those wounded in the blast which also damaged nearby homes. |
| Bomb attacks continue in Baghdad despite a security crackdown involving large numbers of US and Iraqi troops. | Bomb attacks continue in Baghdad despite a security crackdown involving large numbers of US and Iraqi troops. |
| Last Wednesday, a series of bombings in the capital killed more than 200 people in the worst day of violence since the US-led security operation began. | |
| Police said the force of the blasts on Sunday had set several police vehicles ablaze and damaged the police station. |