6 Killed in 2 Bomb Attacks in Baghdad  09/08 05:29

   BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials said at least six people were killed and 35 
were wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad on Wednesday.

   In the first of the two attacks, three policemen and one civilian were 
killed when a parked car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's southern 
Bayaa neighborhood.

   A second bomb targeting police and rescue services arriving at the blast 
site detonated minutes later. There were no reports on casualties from the 
second blast.

   In eastern Baghdad, two bombs near a bus station went off simultaneously, 
killing two civilians and wounding 12 others. Health officials confirmed the 
death toll.

   All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not 
authorized to speak to the media.

   Violence has dramatically subsided in Iraq since 2008, but insurgents still 
frequently strike with lethal force, targeting the country's security forces, 
government institutions and civilians.

   In a separate development, a senior Iraqi military intelligence official 
said Wednesday that Iraq opened an investigation into an incident on the 
previous day when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on a group of American troops 
protecting one of their commanders during a visit to an Iraqi army base.

   Two American soldiers were killed and nine other wounded in the attack. The 
two were the first U.S. servicemen to die since President Barack Obama declared 
an end to combat operations in Iraq last week.

   The initial findings show that the assailant was a Kurdish member of Iraq's 
special forces and has participated in joint patrols and raids with U.S. 
troops, the Iraqi official said.

   He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to 
the media.


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