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| Bombings hit Iraq police academy | Bombings hit Iraq police academy |
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| Two bombs have exploded near Baghdad's police academy, killing 15 people, Iraqi officials say. Many of the victims were reported to be civilians. | Two bombs have exploded near Baghdad's police academy, killing 15 people, Iraqi officials say. Many of the victims were reported to be civilians. |
| One report said the first bomb exploded in a car parked near the academy in the north of the city. | |
| A suicide bomber then blew himself up as police and people gathered at the scene of the car bombing. | |
| Earlier, Iraqi Gen Mudhar al-Mawla was seriously wounded in a roadside bomb attack in north Baghdad. | Earlier, Iraqi Gen Mudhar al-Mawla was seriously wounded in a roadside bomb attack in north Baghdad. |
| The blast killed his driver and two passers-by. | The blast killed his driver and two passers-by. |
| Official figures showed that 296 civilians were killed in Iraq last month, 58 higher than in October, partly because of more bombings in Baghdad. | |
| At the same time US military deaths continue to decrease with six US troops killed in November compared to 29 in the same month last year. | At the same time US military deaths continue to decrease with six US troops killed in November compared to 29 in the same month last year. |
| Gen Mawla was reported to be one of the senior officials handling the transfer of US-backed Sunni armed neighbourhood groups to government control. | Gen Mawla was reported to be one of the senior officials handling the transfer of US-backed Sunni armed neighbourhood groups to government control. |