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Booby-trapped car blast kills five Iraqis, injures seven in Tobaji area

BAGHDAD, May 18 (KUNA) -- A booby-trapped car blast on Friday left at least five Iraqis killed and seven others injured near a traffic department and the Bader Organization building of the Supreme Islamic Council in the Tobaji area in Baghdad.
A police source told KUNA the blast occurred near the traffic department as a result of a parked booby-trapped vehicle.
Eyewitnesses said that the blast took place in a football field located between a residential compound and Tobaji area west of here.
Furthermore, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a US military convoy in central Fallujah.
Iraqi police said a huge explosion was heard that was a result of a suicide bomber blowing himself up in a US Humvee leaving it totally scrambled.
The police said it was not yet known whether there were casualties among the US army personnel. (end) mhg.tg KUNA 182146 May 07NNNN