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Baghdad hospital blasts kill four | |
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Two car bombs outside one of Baghdad's main hospitals have killed four people and injured at least seven others, Iraqi security officials say. | |
Most were civilians waiting to collect relatives' bodies from the Yarmouk hospital mortuary, they said. | |
Separately, northern Kirkuk province governor Abdul Rahman Mustafa survived a suicide bomb attack, police said. | |
However, the blast in Kirkuk city killed one civilian and injured at least 12 other people. | |
The explosions outside Yarmouk hospital took place as people gathered at the packed mortuary to collect bodies of their relatives for burial, officials say. | |
One of the bombs apparently targeted a police patrol near the hospital, killing a policeman. | |
Yarmouk hospital has taken in many thousands of victims of growing violence in Baghdad since the US-led invasion in 2003. | |
Explosives belt | |
In Kirkuk, the attack happened at about 0935 local time (0635 GMT) as the governor's convoy was driving slowly through the city centre. | |
The bomber with a belt of explosives blew himself up after trying and failing to get inside the governor's car. | |
"It was the third assassination attempt on my life, but it will not stop me doing my job," Gov Abdul Rahman Mustafa told Reuters news agency. | "It was the third assassination attempt on my life, but it will not stop me doing my job," Gov Abdul Rahman Mustafa told Reuters news agency. |
Oil-rich Kirkuk lies about 290km (180 miles) north of Baghdad. | Oil-rich Kirkuk lies about 290km (180 miles) north of Baghdad. |
The predominantly Kurdish city has witnessed a spate of bombings in recent months. | The predominantly Kurdish city has witnessed a spate of bombings in recent months. |