Powerful explosion rocks Baghdad Shiite bastion
www.chinaview.cn 2007-01-17 21:52:06

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   BAGHDAD, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A powerful blast rocked Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

    "We are not sure about what caused the explosion yet, but our first report said that two people were killed and 10 others wounded," the source said on condition of anonymity.

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