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Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 December, 2003, 10:31 GMT
In pictures: Baghdad tanker blast
A burning tanker and car
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A tanker in Baghdad has blown up, killing 10 and wounding 15.
A foreign journalist (R) and his local translator look at a damaged minibus at the site where a tanker exploded
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Reporters at the scene said the tanker exploded in the middle of a wide crossroads, incinerating cars and people in them.
An Iraqi policeman (C) looks at the remains of a vehicle destroyed when a tanker exploded
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The cause of the blast has not been determined.
A US soldier stands on guard in front of a destroyed bus at the site where a tanker exploded
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The city's police chief said the tanker was packed with explosives and deliberately detonated.
Two Iraqi police officers stand in front of a US army patrol at the site where a tanker exploded
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Other sources suggest a car may have crashed into the tanker.






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