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| Baghdad hospital blasts kill four | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Yarmouk hospital has taken in many thousands of victims of growing violence in Baghdad since the US-led invasion in 2003. |
| Explosives belt | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Missing US pilot | |
| Separately, US military officials investigating the crash of a single-seat US Air Force jet in Iraq on Monday said that insurgents reached the site before American forces could and the pilot remains missing. | |
| Videotape pictures obtained by Associated Press appear to show the wreckage of the F-16CG jet in the farm field where it crashed Monday and the remains of a US serviceman with a tangled parachute nearby. | |
| The jet crashed about 30km (20 miles) north-west of Baghdad while supporting ground forces active in Anbar province. | |
| The cause of the crash is being investigated. |