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Bombers kill Iraq police recruits Bombers kill Iraq police recruits
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Two suicide bombers have killed 35 people and wounded 60 at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad, police say.Two suicide bombers have killed 35 people and wounded 60 at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad, police say.
Crowds of young male volunteers were gathered at the base when the bombers detonated explosive belts.Crowds of young male volunteers were gathered at the base when the bombers detonated explosive belts.
Sunni Arab insurgents frequently attack recruiting centres for the US-backed Iraqi government's security forces.Sunni Arab insurgents frequently attack recruiting centres for the US-backed Iraqi government's security forces.
Earlier, an explosion in eastern Baghdad killed four civilians and left 10 others injured. A series of other bomb attacks in and around the Iraqi capital have left at least 10 people dead.
Police said a bomb had apparently targeted, but missed, one of their patrols. A second bomb detonated at the same time caused no injuries, they added. Reuters news agency reports that mortar rounds were fired at the police recruiting centre, in the Qadissiya neighbourhood, shortly after the bombers struck.
Reuters news agency reports that mortar rounds were fired at the police recruiting centre shortly after the bombers struck. In other attacks in and around Baghdad:
Police also reported that five bodies - all blindfolded and with their legs bound - had been recovered at different locations in eastern Baghdad early on Sunday.
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  • At least four civilians were killed and 10 others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in the east of the city; a further blast nearby caused no injuries
All had been mutilated by torture, they added.
  • A car bomb outside a market in central Karrada district killed at least one person and wounded five others
    • Convoy ambushed
  • A roadside bomb killed at least two people and wounded 13 others in Radwaniya, south-west of the city
    • Sunday's attacks took place as the authorities searched for gunmen who ambushed a minibus convoy in the town of Yusufiya, south of Baghdad, a day earlier.
  • A car bomb near a primary school killed three people and wounded 15, including students, in the town of Yusufiya, 15km (nine miles) south of Baghdad
    • At least 12 passengers were killed in the attack, and about 50 abducted. The attacks took place as the Iraqi authorities searched for gunmen who ambushed several minibuses on Saturday in the town of Yusufiya, south of Baghdad.
    It apparently took place when the vehicles were stopped at a false checkpoint. At least 12 passengers were said to have been killed and about 50 others abducted.
    Yusufiya is a Sunni Muslim stronghold which has become notorious for attacks on Shia Muslims and on American troops. Yusufiya is a Sunni Muslim stronghold which has become notorious for attacks on Shia Muslims and American troops.