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Sunday 23 January 2011

Bombings Across Iraqi Capital Baghdad Kill 6

Workers sweep away debris after a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, 23 Jan 2011.
Photo: AP

Workers sweep away debris after a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, 23 Jan 2011.

Iraqi officials say a series of bombings has killed at least six people and wounded some 30 others across Baghdad.

Officials said two separate car bomb attacks Sunday targeted police patrols, while another struck a bus of Iranian pilgrims. Several people were killed in the blasts, including a policeman.

Also, just north of the capital in the town of Taji, a car bomb killed two people.

While violence in Iraq has dropped dramatically since a few years ago, attacks still remain common across the country.

Attacks also have increased in the month since Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki formed a new government. He has yet to appoint ministers charged with Iraq's defense, interior and national security sector.

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