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Iraq bombings kill 12 in Baghdad

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Two car bombs have exploded in central Baghdad, killing 12 people, Iraqi police say.

The blasts were in the busy Karrada district, near a courthouse and passport office.

More than 30 other people were injured in the attacks. More than 30 cars were burnt in the explosions.

The two bombings coincided with a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad by the United States defence secretary Robert Gates.



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