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December 25th, 2008

Car bombs detonated in Iraq

Posted: 10:51 AM ET

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - A car bomb exploded in northwestern Baghdad Thursday morning, killing four people and wounding 26, an Interior Ministry official said.

The attack took place in the Shula neighborhood and targeted a popular restaurant, according to the official.

The U.S. military issued a statement on the incident and reported different numbers - one local citizen dead and at least 21 wounded. It said a police officer was among the injured.

Elsewhere, more than 20 miles northeast of Baquba in Diyala province, a suicide car bomb targeting coalition forces injured seven local residents, the U.S. military said.


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