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16 dead in Iraq in bus attack

A roadside bomb hit a bus in southern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 16 passengers, police said.

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  • Published: 16:59 March 11, 2008
  • Gulf News

Baghdad: A roadside bomb hit a bus in southern Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 16 passengers, police said.

The bus was travelling from Basra to Nasiriyah, in the south of the country, and was carrying civilians. At least 22 others were injured.

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