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At least 30 people have been killed in shootings and car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraqi officials have said.At least 30 people have been killed in shootings and car bomb attacks in Baghdad, Iraqi officials have said.
In northern Baghdad, at least 15 people died and several were injured when gunmen attacked a bus carrying civilian employees of a Shia religious group.In northern Baghdad, at least 15 people died and several were injured when gunmen attacked a bus carrying civilian employees of a Shia religious group.
Shortly afterwards, at least 15 people were killed and some 25 wounded in three car bomb blasts near a petrol station in a south-western district.Shortly afterwards, at least 15 people were killed and some 25 wounded in three car bomb blasts near a petrol station in a south-western district.
Meanwhile, the US army said one soldier was killed in Baghdad on Monday. Iraq has seen daily sectarian violence between Shia and Sunni communities.
It said five other soldiers were injured when gunmen attacked a US military patrol in the Iraqi capital. A US soldier was killed and five injured when gunmen attacked a military convoy in the Iraqi capital on Monday, the US military said.
'Civil war''Civil war'
The victims of the bus attack in northern Baghdad were employees of the Shia Endowment - a body that oversees religious sites and mosques.The victims of the bus attack in northern Baghdad were employees of the Shia Endowment - a body that oversees religious sites and mosques.
The gunmen first set off a car bomb before spraying the bus with bullets.The gunmen first set off a car bomb before spraying the bus with bullets.
The car blasts in the south-west of the city happened at about 0945 local time (0745 GMT) in a mixed Sunni and Shia area, police said.The car blasts in the south-west of the city happened at about 0945 local time (0745 GMT) in a mixed Sunni and Shia area, police said.
Iraq has been gripped for several months by daily sectarian violence between the Shia and the Sunni communities. Most of the victims were people queuing for petrol.
On Monday, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told the BBC the violence was now "worse than a civil war".On Monday, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan told the BBC the violence was now "worse than a civil war".
The Iraqi government dismissed Mr Annan's suggestion, saying life was much worse under ousted leader Saddam Hussein.The Iraqi government dismissed Mr Annan's suggestion, saying life was much worse under ousted leader Saddam Hussein.
In a separate development, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said both his government and the US had to talk to Iran and Syria if they were to deal with the growing violence.
He told the BBC that that Iraq had depended too much on Washington, forgetting its neighbours.
In Washington, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which is issuing its report Wednesday, is expected to recommend talks with Syria and Iran as part of a reappraisal of US policy.