Explosions Kill 17 in Shiite City of Hilla
An explosion in Hilla near the former Saddam Hussein mosque killed 17 people and wounded about 40, Iraqi civilians. Polish and U S forces said the blast was likely a vehicle borne bomb, with no coalition troops involved. The attack follows a two day wave of nationwide violence aimed at undermining the interim government.
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Oil pipeline attacks amid repairs raise export fears
Repair crews restablished flow on the larger southern crude line near Basra after saboteurs damaged both lines. Hours later a bomb on a domestic feeder line near Latifiyah ignited a blaze, threatening Latifiyah storage tanks. Insurgents target oil for revenue and security leverage as Bush heads to Turkey for NATO talks.
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