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Iraq
Diyala governor survives assassination attempt; eight killed, injured
2006-06-23
(KUNA) -- Iraq's Diyala province governor survived an assassination attempt Thursday when a car exploded targeting his convoy north-east of the capital. The governor was injured while two of his bodyguards were killed during the attempt, Iraqi security source said. The source added the governor's car flipped over when a close car-bomb exploded on the road between Baquoba and Al-Wejeih town. The source did not say how serious the governor's injuries, were adding he was transferred to a United States military hospital.

On another front, two people were killed and six were injured when a motorcycle bomb exploded close to a passenger bus station in the middle of Baghdad. An Iraqi interior source said the motorcycle exploded close to the bus station "Al-Alawi" which killed two civilians, injured six, and damaged close-by stores. Police sealed off the area and transferred the injured to a Al-Kharkh hospital, the source added.
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