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| Suicide blasts hits Baghdad hotel | Suicide blasts hits Baghdad hotel |
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| At least 10 people have been killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack on a hotel in central Baghdad. | At least 10 people have been killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack on a hotel in central Baghdad. |
| The bomb exploded in the lobby of the Mansour Hotel, which is used by many Westerners and Iraqi officials. | The bomb exploded in the lobby of the Mansour Hotel, which is used by many Westerners and Iraqi officials. |
| Sunni tribal leaders meeting at the hotel were the target of the attack, police say. One of them, Fasal al-Khoud, is said to be among the dead. | |
| Earlier, blasts in the southern city of Hilla, and in the city of Baiji, in the north, left at least 18 people dead. | |
| 'Huge explosion' | |
| US forces have now sealed the hotel off. | |
| Sunni tribal leaders from the western Anbar province had been meeting at the hotel. | |
| Mr al-Khoud was one of the founders of the Anbar Salvation Council which has close contacts with the US-led coalition. | |
| One witness in the hotel described the attack: "It was a huge explosion, the whole building shook for a few seconds." | |
| A Mansour Hotel worker, Saif al-Rubaie, 28, told the Associated Press the casualties were Iraqis, mostly employees who were in the reception area. | A Mansour Hotel worker, Saif al-Rubaie, 28, told the Associated Press the casualties were Iraqis, mostly employees who were in the reception area. |
| The hotel, situated on the banks of the Tigris River, is near Baghdad's Green Zone and often used by Iraqi officials visiting the capital. | The hotel, situated on the banks of the Tigris River, is near Baghdad's Green Zone and often used by Iraqi officials visiting the capital. |
| A number of foreigners also live in the hotel. | A number of foreigners also live in the hotel. |