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At Least 3 Killed in Iraq Bombings

People inspect a car destroyed after a bomb attached to it exploded in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, 28 Oct 2010
People inspect a car destroyed after a bomb attached to it exploded in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, 28 Oct 2010
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Iraqi officials say at least three people were killed Thursday in a series of bomb attacks apparently targeting police and government officials.

Investigators say a suicide bombing outside of the federal police headquarters in the city of Mosul killed two police officers and left at least eight people wounded.

In Baghdad, a high-ranking security official died after a bomb attached to his car exploded.  A second official was wounded in the blast.

A separate car explosion in Baghdad injured a ministry official.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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