11 killed in Baghdad suicide attacks

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.

--IANS

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