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Deadly blast hits Iraqi party HQ | Deadly blast hits Iraqi party HQ |
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A car bomb attack on the headquarters of a Sunni party in Iraq has killed at least four people and wounded at least 23 in the central city of Falluja. | |
The offices of Vice-President Tareq Hashemi's Islamic party were almost completely destroyed. | The offices of Vice-President Tareq Hashemi's Islamic party were almost completely destroyed. |
Another bomb reportedly went off as the wounded were being taken to hospital, but no further injuries were reported. | Another bomb reportedly went off as the wounded were being taken to hospital, but no further injuries were reported. |
Falluja was once a stronghold of Islamist insurgents, but security has improved considerably in recent months. | Falluja was once a stronghold of Islamist insurgents, but security has improved considerably in recent months. |
Initially seven people were reported to have been killed in Saturday's car bombing - but later reports spoke of at least four deaths. | |
Attacks increased in June in a number of Iraqi cities, in the run-up to an American pull-back from urban areas. | Attacks increased in June in a number of Iraqi cities, in the run-up to an American pull-back from urban areas. |