- BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- A rocket
slammed into a Baghdad street near a telephone exchange on Thursday, killing
at least three people, Iraqi police at the scene said.
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- On Wednesday, a bomb exploded in another telephone exchange
in Baghdad, sparking fears that guerrillas were targeting Iraq's communications
system in a new form of sabotage. The country's energy infrastructure has
frequently been attacked.
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- Police at the scene of Thursday's attack said the rocket
had skidded along the ground after the initial impact, hitting a car and
killing its occupants. A large crowd of Iraqis stood around the mangled
remains of the car.
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- "Three were killed and two were wounded," policeman
Luay Majeed said.
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- Some of the crowd that gathered after the attack shouted
anti-U.S. slogans, chanting: "America is the enemy of God."
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- On Tuesday a series of bomb attacks on Shi'ites in Baghdad
and the holy city of Kerbala killed at least 171 people, making it Iraq's
bloodiest day since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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