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June 25, 2008

Bombings in Iraq Kill 16, Including 7 Americans 
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Attack took place hours after 10 people were killed in another bomb
blast inside local council building in Baghdad's Sadr City district 
Iraqis walk past wrecked vehicles at the scene of a car bomb blast in
the Al-Wahda district of Baghdad, 25 Jun 2008The U.S. military says a
roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and their interpreter in
Ninewah province late Tuesday.The
attack took place hours after 10 people were killed in another bomb
blast inside a local council building in Baghdad's Sadr City district.
Four Americans were killed in that incident - a U.S. State Department
employee, a U.S. Defense Department official and two soldiers. The
blast also killed an Italian translator and five Iraqi
civilians.Elsewhere, a suicide car bomb killed two people, including a
child in Mosul. At least 70 people were wounded.In
other news, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani meets with U.S. President
George Bush in Washington Wednesday, to discuss the United States'
future role in Iraq.The U.S. has sought a deal that will allow
U.S. forces to remain in Iraq after the end of the year, when their
United Nations mandate expires.

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


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