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Three Iraqis killed, eight injured in two explosions, Qaeda member killed
 (KUNA) - At least three Iraqis were killed and eight others were injured when two explosive laden cars blew up in Al-Washash district in western Baghdad. An Iraqi Interior Ministry source told KUNA that the cars were just about 50 meters apart and that only a few minutes separated the two explosions. Beside the deaths and injuries, the two explosions caused great damage to close by cars, he said. Al-Washash district witnessed the killing of six people and the injury of 15 others Wednesday in an explosion that occurred near a mosque.Meanwhile, multi-national forces in Iraq announced Thursday that its soldiers killed a member from Al-Qaeda and arrested four others in a raid southeast of Samarra, north of here. A release from the forces distributed here said, the killed person helped to hide foreign fighters and had significant connections with other Qaeda leaders and with Haitham Al-Badri, a person wanted by the Iraqi government. Al-Badri had an important role in planning for Samarra shrines explosion last February and in killing the Iraqi reporter Atwar Bahjat. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-07 |
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