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| Twin blasts kill several in Iraq | Twin blasts kill several in Iraq |
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| At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack north of Baghdad, police say. | |
| The blasts, in the town of Baiji, reportedly targeted the homes of the town police chief and a tribal leader. | The blasts, in the town of Baiji, reportedly targeted the homes of the town police chief and a tribal leader. |
| The first bomb exploded at 0600 (0300 GMT) outside police chief Saad al-Nuffous' house. | The first bomb exploded at 0600 (0300 GMT) outside police chief Saad al-Nuffous' house. |
| Minutes later, a second targeted a leader of the Salahuddin Awakening Council, a coalition of tribes fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was unhurt. | |
| Last week, a roadside bomb killed another leader of the Salahuddin Awakening Council, Sheikh Muawiya Jebara, and three of his bodybuards near Samarra, about 100km (60 miles) from Baiji. | |
| The head of the Tikrit-based council, Sheikh Sabah Mutashar al-Shammari, recently said the tribal alliance had conducted more than 100 operations against Sunni militants. |