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Baghdad blasts claim more lives Suicide bomber hits Iraq college
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At least 40 people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a suicide bombing in east Baghdad, police say. A suicide bomber has killed at least 42 people and injured 55 in an attack at a college in eastern Baghdad, police say.
The attacker, wearing a suicide vest, blew himself up outside the College of Administration and Economics. Witnesses said a man detonated his suicide jacket after being challenged by guards at the main entrance.
Earlier, four people were injured in a car bombing in the Karrada district of the city, and one was killed in an explosion near the Iranian embassy. Earlier, at least four people were injured in a car bombing in the city's Karrada district, and one was killed in an explosion near the Iranian embassy.
A mortar was also fired into a Shia area in south Baghdad, injuring two people. A mortar was also fired into a Shia area in the south of Baghdad, injuring two people.
The attacks came a day after more than 40 people died in a truck bomb attack near a Sunni mosque in the town of Habbaniyah, to the west of Baghdad. The attacks came a day after more than 40 people died in a truck bomb attack near a Sunni mosque in the town of Habbaniya, to the west of Baghdad.
At least 60 people were injured in the blast, which came only hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said sectarian killings had fallen as a result of the recent security surge.At least 60 people were injured in the blast, which came only hours after Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said sectarian killings had fallen as a result of the recent security surge.
'Mehdi Army's college''Mehdi Army's college'
On Sunday, the suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden belt near the main entrance to the college after being confronted by guards, police said. Most of the victims of Sunday's blast at the College of Administration and Economics were students, police and witnesses said.
Most of the victims were students, police and witnesses said. Many of the victims were young students
"There was an explosion. I did not feel anything for 15 minutes and when I returned to consciousness, I found myself in the hospital," Muhanad Nasir, a 22-year-old student, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency."There was an explosion. I did not feel anything for 15 minutes and when I returned to consciousness, I found myself in the hospital," Muhanad Nasir, a 22-year-old student, was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.
The college is part of al-Mustansiriyah university, Baghdad's second largest, the BBC's Jane Peel in Baghdad says. Higher Education Minister Abed Dhiab al-Uljaili said most of the victims were students who had gone to sit exams and that five guards were among the dead, AFP news agency reported.
It is controlled by the powerful Shia militia, the Mehdi Army, and had received threats warning it to close, our correspondent says. The agency said terrified parents converged on the scene, some collapsing in horror at the sight of blood and flesh at the entrance to the building.
It is not the first time the university's been targeted. The college is part of al-Mustansiriyah university, Baghdad's second largest.
It is controlled by the powerful Shia militia, the Mehdi Army, and had received threats warning it to close, the BBC's Jane Peel in Baghdad says.
It is not the first time the university has been targeted.
Last month, more than 100 students were killed in a co-ordinated attack involving two car bombs and a suicide bomber at the university's main building.Last month, more than 100 students were killed in a co-ordinated attack involving two car bombs and a suicide bomber at the university's main building.