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| Iraq bomber targets army recruits | Iraq bomber targets army recruits |
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| At least nine people have died and 13 have been wounded in a suicide bombing at an Iraqi army recruiting centre west of Baghdad, officials say. | |
| The bomber detonated a vest of explosives as potential recruits were gathering at the centre in Abu Ghraib, a town on the outskirts of the capital. | The bomber detonated a vest of explosives as potential recruits were gathering at the centre in Abu Ghraib, a town on the outskirts of the capital. |
| Attacks by insurgents have continued unabated despite a US-led security crackdown launched in February. | Attacks by insurgents have continued unabated despite a US-led security crackdown launched in February. |
| Iraq's army and police recruits are often targets for suicide bombers. | Iraq's army and police recruits are often targets for suicide bombers. |
| The death toll for the latest attack was feared to be rising. | |
| Police sources told the Associated Press that 15 had been killed - five soldiers and 10 recruits - with a further 22 people wounded. |