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Five Iraqis killed, 21 injured in bomb blasts

BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- Five Iraqis were killed and 21 injured in a car bomb attack in southwest of Baghdad on Monday, a police source said.
A booby-trapped car parking near a popular cafe in Al-Bayya' area has exploded, and killed three civilians and wounded 18 others as well as damaging nearby shops, the source told KUNA.
Another bomb exploded in the north of Al-Hella, Babylon province, killing two civilians and injuring three soldiers.
An explosive device that was attached to a civilian war was detonated when the vehicle reached an Iraqi army checkpoint. The two persons inside the car were killed by the blast, a source in the Babylon police said.
A series of explosions took place in different areas in Iraq yesterday killing around 88 people and injuring some 300 others. (end) mhg.bs KUNA 102156 Sep 12NNNN