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| Baghdad police attack 'kills 28' | |
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| A suicide bomber has killed 28 people at a police recruitment centre in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. | |
| At least 57 other people were wounded in the attack, which was reported to have been carried out by a bomber who drove his motorcycle into a crowd. | |
| The victims were queuing outside the academy when the bomber struck. | The victims were queuing outside the academy when the bomber struck. |
| The level of violence in Iraq has dipped significantly over the past year, but it remains a feature of daily life for many Iraqis. | The level of violence in Iraq has dipped significantly over the past year, but it remains a feature of daily life for many Iraqis. |
| At least 12 people died two days ago when a car bomb exploded at a cattle market in Babil province. | |
| The BBC's Mike Sergeant says that although there has been a substantial decline in the violence in Iraq, it does not appear such attacks are ending altogether. | |
| Explosives belt | |
| Police recruitment centres have been a popular target for insurgents. | Police recruitment centres have been a popular target for insurgents. |
| The attack happened in "the middle of a crowd outside the [police] academy on Palestine Street," a police official told AFP news agency. | |
| Reports suggest the bomber detonated a belt of explosives as he drove into the waiting line of people. |