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| Iraq |
| Twin suicide car bombings in central Baghdad kill 26 |
| 2010-06-20 |
| At least 26 people have been killed in a twin suicide car bombing in central Baghdad, Iraqi officials have said. The bombers blew up their vehicles within minutes of each other outside a state-owned bank and government offices in the capital's Yarmouk district. One building contained an interior ministry agency where identity cards are issued, and people had been queuing outside at the time of the blasts. The explosives-packed cars were stationed in parking lots a few hundred metres apart and blew up at around 1130 (0830 GMT). The area targeted by the bombers, which includes the headquarters of the publicly-owned Trade Bank of Iraq and interior ministry offices, was crowded with people at the start of the work week. The Trade Bank of Iraq is one of the public sector's most active financial institutions and at the forefront of efforts to encourage foreign investment. Several buildings were heavily damaged in the blasts, and among the dead were security personnel deployed outside, officials said. |
| Posted by:tipper |