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January 6, 2008

Suicide Attack Kills 11 During Iraqi Army Day Celebrations
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blast occurred as soldiers were singing and chanting in the Karrada
neighborhood





day in the Karradah neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, 06
Jan. 2008

Iraqi police say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of
Iraqi soldiers and civilians celebrating Army Day in central Baghdad
Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 17 others.

Witnesses say the blast occurred as soldiers were singing and chanting
in the Karrada neighborhood. A U.S. military spokesman said two Iraqi
soldiers flung themselves onto the bomber just before the blast,
absorbing some of the impact.

Army Day is an official holiday that marks the anniversary of the
establishment of Iraq's army in 1921 with military parades and other
ceremonies.

In a separate attack in the Iraqi capital Sunday, police say at least
three people were killed and 11 wounded when a vehicle exploded
outside a restaurant in the northern district of Qahira.

The U.S. military also reported Sunday that a roadside blast in Diyala
province on Sunday killed one coalition soldier.



Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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