Eleven people killed in bomb blast
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  • A car bomb at the entrance to a fruit and vegetable market in south Baghdad killed 11 people and wounded about 30. The blast occurred at the Rasheed market in the city’s southern Dora area, which had earlier witnessed violent Sunni-Shia fighting clashes. The bomb attack followed a sharp rise in attacks in the country over the past month.

    Despite the rise in attacks, the Iraqi government has however ruled out asking US combat troops to remain in Iraqi cities after the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal. The US-Iraq security agreement that took effect this year calls for American combat troops to leave urban areas by the end of June, with all US forces out of the country by the end of 20111.

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