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BAGHDAD, April 7 (KUNA) -- An explosion has turned a house into a pile of
ruins and has taken lives of eight people in the southern city of Basra,
security sources said on Monday.
The sources said the victims had been killed with shrapnel of explosives
when they went off yesterday. And the American Army said in a statement that
the cause of the fiery blast remained unknown.
The army statement denied speculations that the house was brought to the
ground due to combat action.
The city, since March 25, has witnessed a government crackdown on gunmen
and outlaws. (end)
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