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BAGHDAD, April 22 (KUNA) - A senior Iraqi officer escaped a blast south of
Baghdad, an official source said on Thursday.
The source said that Col. Sattar Abduljabbar, head of the electricity
department of the Western region, and his companion were wounded when an
explosive device glued to his BMW car went off near a ramp south of the Iraqi
capital, adding that the vehicle was destroyed.
Meanwhile, a similar blast at the Al-Saydiyyah area in Baghdad injured
three civilians. (end)
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