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Bus explodes in central Baghdad Westerners 'abducted in Baghdad'
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A bus has exploded in the centre of Baghdad, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 55. Seven Westerners have reportedly been kidnapped from a finance ministry building in central Baghdad.
The minibus was parked and it is not clear if it was carrying any passengers. Those abducted are reported to include three experts advising the Iraqi finance ministry, thought to be German, and their four Western bodyguards.
The attack took place in Tayaran Square, a busy commercial area where labourers wait for daily construction work. Central Baghdad was also wracked by a bus explosion which killed at least 22 people and injured about 55.
The minibus was parked in a busy square. It is not clear if it was carrying any passengers.
The attack took place in Tayaran Square, where labourers wait for daily construction work.
The blast comes a day after a car bomb killed at least 20 people in the Sinak commercial district in Iraq.The blast comes a day after a car bomb killed at least 20 people in the Sinak commercial district in Iraq.