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Bomb explodes in Baghdad

Iraqi police say at least one civilian has been killed and five others wounded when a bomb attached to a minibus exploded in eastern Baghdad.

  • AP
  • Published: 11:38 December 3, 2008
  • Gulf News

Baghdad: Iraqi police say at least one civilian has been killed and five others wounded when a bomb attached to a minibus exploded in eastern Baghdad.

Police and hospital officials say the explosion on Wednesday morning appeared to target employees of Iraq's Ministry of Education who were on their way to work.

A police officer says a private bus provided by the ministry was picking up employees when the bomb exploded. The officer says the explosion occurred while employees
were boarding the bus.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorised to release the information.

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