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Published 10/12/2009 by Philadelphia Inquirer

Timed blasts in Iraq city kill 23, injure 80

BAGHDAD - The bombers who attacked the western Iraqi city of Ramadi yesterday seemed determined to make sure none of their targets survived.

First, they bombed a crowded parking lot outside the provincial government's headquarters. Seven minutes later, they...

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