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Vol. 5 Num 437 Thu. August 18, 2005  
   
International


53 killed in Iraq attacks
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An Iraqi soldier guards the scene of a car bombing in the Al-Nahda bus station which links the capital with the predominantly Shiite regions to the south of Baghdad yesterday. Three car bombs exploded minutes apart at a busy bus station and near a hospital during morning rush hour in the centre of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 43 people and 65 wounded. PHOTO: AFP