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Mortar attack kills seven, injures 18 in Baghdad
Apr 17, 2009, 16:08 GMT
Baghdad - A round of mortar attacks in southern Baghdad killed seven and left 18 wounded on Friday, according to witnesses.
The mortar rounds struck Jisr Diyala district, an impoverisehd neighbourhood in the south of the capital.
Shiite districts in Baghdad remain volatile. Earlier this month, seven car bombs exploded in different parts of Baghdad killing 37 people.
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