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| A psychiatric hospital official has been detained in Baghdad in connection with bombings by two allegedly mentally disabled women, says the US military. | A psychiatric hospital official has been detained in Baghdad in connection with bombings by two allegedly mentally disabled women, says the US military. |
| The man is suspected of supplying patient information to al-Qaeda in Iraq, spokesman Rear Admiral Gregory Smith told a news conference. | The man is suspected of supplying patient information to al-Qaeda in Iraq, spokesman Rear Admiral Gregory Smith told a news conference. |
| Twin bombings of crowded pet markets on 1 February killed at least 98 people. | Twin bombings of crowded pet markets on 1 February killed at least 98 people. |
| Officials later said the explosives had been attached to two mentally ill women and were remotely detonated. | Officials later said the explosives had been attached to two mentally ill women and were remotely detonated. |
| 'Exploitation' | 'Exploitation' |
| Rear Adm Smith identified the suspect, who was detained on Sunday, as an acting administrator at Rashad hospital in the capital. | Rear Adm Smith identified the suspect, who was detained on Sunday, as an acting administrator at Rashad hospital in the capital. |
| The detainee is said to work in Rashad psychiatric hospital | The detainee is said to work in Rashad psychiatric hospital |
| "Coalition forces detained a hospital administrator in connection with the possible exploitation of mentally impaired women by al-Qaeda," he said. | "Coalition forces detained a hospital administrator in connection with the possible exploitation of mentally impaired women by al-Qaeda," he said. |
| "The administrator remains in coalition force detention and is being questioned to determine what role if any [he played] in supplying al-Qaeda with information regarding patients at the al-Rashad psychiatric hospital or from other medical facilities in Baghdad," he added. | "The administrator remains in coalition force detention and is being questioned to determine what role if any [he played] in supplying al-Qaeda with information regarding patients at the al-Rashad psychiatric hospital or from other medical facilities in Baghdad," he added. |
| US troops had carried out a "thorough" search of the hospital, he said. | US troops had carried out a "thorough" search of the hospital, he said. |
| The toll of the twin attacks on 1 February was the highest seen for months in Baghdad, where a fragile sense of security had begun to emerge as the bloodshed apparently diminished. | The toll of the twin attacks on 1 February was the highest seen for months in Baghdad, where a fragile sense of security had begun to emerge as the bloodshed apparently diminished. |
| US and Iraqi officials blamed the bombings on al-Qaeda, saying they were a reflection of its "twisted" ideology. | US and Iraqi officials blamed the bombings on al-Qaeda, saying they were a reflection of its "twisted" ideology. |