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| Iraq: Would-be car bombers blow themselves up in accidental explosion at training camp, killing 21 | |
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| Militants on Monday accidentally set off their own car bomb at a training camp north of Baghdad, leaving 21 dead, Iraqi officials said. | Militants on Monday accidentally set off their own car bomb at a training camp north of Baghdad, leaving 21 dead, Iraqi officials said. |
| Authorities found seven car bombs — all without plates — several explosive belts and roadside bombs after searching two houses and a garage in the dense area, offering a rare glimpse into the workings of militants behind a resurgence in violence in the country. Bomb experts began working immediately to defuse the explosives. | Authorities found seven car bombs — all without plates — several explosive belts and roadside bombs after searching two houses and a garage in the dense area, offering a rare glimpse into the workings of militants behind a resurgence in violence in the country. Bomb experts began working immediately to defuse the explosives. |
| Security forces rushed to the area after hearing the explosion and arrested 22 men trying to flee the area, including several who had been wounded. | Security forces rushed to the area after hearing the explosion and arrested 22 men trying to flee the area, including several who had been wounded. |
| In the city of Mosul to the north, meanwhile, the Speaker of parliament – one of the most prominent Sunni officials in Iraq – escaped unhurt from a roadside bomb attack on his motorcade. | In the city of Mosul to the north, meanwhile, the Speaker of parliament – one of the most prominent Sunni officials in Iraq – escaped unhurt from a roadside bomb attack on his motorcade. |
| Car bombs are one of the deadliest weapons used by the al-Qa’ida breakaway group which dominates the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, with co-ordinated waves of explosions regularly leaving scores dead in Baghdad and other cities across the country. | Car bombs are one of the deadliest weapons used by the al-Qa’ida breakaway group which dominates the Sunni insurgency in Iraq, with co-ordinated waves of explosions regularly leaving scores dead in Baghdad and other cities across the country. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |