11 killed in Baghdad suicide attacks

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IANS Baghdad
Last Updated : Jun 09 2016 | 1:42 PM IST

At least 11 persons were killed and 40 others wounded on Thursday in two suicide bomb attacks in Iraq's capital Baghdad, police said.

In one attack, a suicide bomber detonated his car bomb amid a big crowd near a cinema building in al-Jadida district, killing at least seven persons and injuring 30 others, Xinhua news agency reported.

The other attack occurred when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the entrance of a military base in Taji area, killing four soldiers and wounding 10 others, police added.

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First Published: Jun 09 2016 | 1:30 PM IST

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