- A US military convoy has been hit by a bomb in Baghdad,
it has been reported.
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- It is not known whether there are any casualties.
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- A humvee vehicle was damaged in the attack, an Iraqi
policeman told the AFP news agency.
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- It was the second explosion to rock the Iraq capital
on Thursday night.
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- An explosive device, possibly a mortar round, went off
inside a printing shop, killing two people and injuring four.
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- Gunfire broke out in the area as American helicopters
flew overhead.
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- Witnesses saw firefighters and two fire engine fighting
the blaze in an area known for its rows of bookshops and antique stores.
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- Debris and broken glass littered the sidewalks.
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- US soldiers and Iraqi policemen blocked off the area
and pushed away hundreds of onlookers.
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- Baghdad has been hit by a series of explosions in recently,
most of them caused by suicide bombers driving vehicles into police stations
or other targets such as the international Red Cross building.
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- Dozens of people have been killed, with scores injured,
this week.
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- Authorities have variously blamed former President Saddam
Hussein's loyalists or Islamic militants for the attacks.
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