13 die in Iraq bomb attacks

At least 13 people were killed and 36 injured in two suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a police official said Friday.

A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden car into a checkpoint late Thursday and blew it up near the entrance to Al-adala Camp in northern Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and injuring 30, the official told Xinhua.

In another incident, one civilian was killed and six injured when a car bomb exploded in Iskan area in western Baghdad, the source said.

--Indo-Asian News Service

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