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| Six dead in attack on Iraq prison | Six dead in attack on Iraq prison |
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| Six civilian prisoners have been killed and at least 50 wounded in an attack on a US-run detention camp in Iraq, the US military says. | Six civilian prisoners have been killed and at least 50 wounded in an attack on a US-run detention camp in Iraq, the US military says. |
| The attack was aimed at Camp Bucca in the south of the country. | The attack was aimed at Camp Bucca in the south of the country. |
| There were no Americans injured or wounded in the incident, according to a US military statement. | There were no Americans injured or wounded in the incident, according to a US military statement. |
| Meanwhile, at least 12 Iraqi soldiers were killed and 30 hurt after a suicide car bombing at their base near Hilla, 100km (60 miles) south of Baghdad. | |
| The explosion occurred just after 5pm (1300 GMT), near the gate of the army unit's headquarters. | |
| Mortar rounds | |
| Camp Bucca is the largest US-run prison facility in Iraq, and has 13,000 of a total of 19,000 detainees held at US facilities in the country. | Camp Bucca is the largest US-run prison facility in Iraq, and has 13,000 of a total of 19,000 detainees held at US facilities in the country. |
| US military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said the "indirect fire" attack consisted of a number of mortar rounds or rockets fired into Camp Bucca, but he gave no further details. | US military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said the "indirect fire" attack consisted of a number of mortar rounds or rockets fired into Camp Bucca, but he gave no further details. |
| Earlier, an Iraqi soldier and a civilian were killed when a bomb exploded in a parked car in a mainly Shia district of Baghdad. | Earlier, an Iraqi soldier and a civilian were killed when a bomb exploded in a parked car in a mainly Shia district of Baghdad. |
| In a separate incident, gunmen in a car fired on an army patrol, killing one officer and wounding a second. | In a separate incident, gunmen in a car fired on an army patrol, killing one officer and wounding a second. |