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| Baghdad violence 'not declining' | Baghdad violence 'not declining' |
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| The Iraqi ministry of health says more than 1,500 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad last month. | The Iraqi ministry of health says more than 1,500 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad last month. |
| The figure is far higher than previously thought, and only slightly lower than July's figure. | The figure is far higher than previously thought, and only slightly lower than July's figure. |
| US military and Iraqi officials had previously said a major new security operation in Baghdad had dramatically reduced the number of killings. | US military and Iraqi officials had previously said a major new security operation in Baghdad had dramatically reduced the number of killings. |
| In the latest violence, three people were killed by a bomb in the Karrada district on Friday. | In the latest violence, three people were killed by a bomb in the Karrada district on Friday. |
| The bomb apparently targeted a local police commander, who survived the attack. | The bomb apparently targeted a local police commander, who survived the attack. |
| And in a separate development, at least five Iraqi border guards were seized on the border with Iran, and are being held in Iranian custody. | |
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| The guards were detained during an incident on Thursday, details of which are not clear. | |
| One report says there was an exchange of fire before the Iraqis were taken prisoner. | |
| American forces, who were patrolling the border with the Iraqis, withdrew from the area with no injuries. | |
| BBC Baghdad correspondent David Loyn says mistakes are easy to make along this section of the border, with different maps showing the border in different places. | |
| Revised numbers | Revised numbers |
| The Iraqi health ministry says its final count for violent deaths in Baghdad in August is 1,536. | The Iraqi health ministry says its final count for violent deaths in Baghdad in August is 1,536. |
| That is nearly three times the same ministry's estimate issued last week. | That is nearly three times the same ministry's estimate issued last week. |
| Correspondents say this indicates a nearly undiminished level of sectarian and insurgent killings. | Correspondents say this indicates a nearly undiminished level of sectarian and insurgent killings. |
| Last month the US military spokesman in Iraq, Maj Gen William Caldwell, said the rate of violent deaths in Baghdad had fallen significantly from July to August. | Last month the US military spokesman in Iraq, Maj Gen William Caldwell, said the rate of violent deaths in Baghdad had fallen significantly from July to August. |
| US officials had suggested that the murder rate in Baghdad had dropped 52% in August compared to the daily rate for July. | US officials had suggested that the murder rate in Baghdad had dropped 52% in August compared to the daily rate for July. |
| The health ministry's figures are complied from reports by hospitals and mortuaries in Baghdad area. | The health ministry's figures are complied from reports by hospitals and mortuaries in Baghdad area. |