December 28, 2010 11:09 AM

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Twin suicide bombings in Iraq kill 17 people

In Iraq, twin suicide bombings have rocked a government compound of Ramadi, killing 17 people and injuring more than 40 others. The Deputy Interior Minister Lieutenant General Hussein Kamal said it was the second attack this month on the compound, which houses the provincial council and the police headquarters for Anbar province, and the third bombing there in the past year. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered an investigative committee to be formed due to the repeated targeting of this building. Anbar governor Qassim Mohammed said the first blast happened when a minibus exploded outside the compound. He said the second blast was caused by a suicide bomber on foot, disguised as a policeman. Hikmet Khalaf, the deputy governor of Anbar, blamed the attack on the Iraqi wing of Al Qaeda.

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