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13 Killed, 17 +Injured 5 Bodies Found

Good morning,

The following bloodshed occured in Iraq today:

_ A suicide car bomb struck a busy gas station in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing at least three people and wounding 17.

_ A parked car packed with explosives blew up at an open-air market in a Shiite section of Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Dora neighborhood, killing three people and wounding 10, police said.

_ A university professor was killed in a drive-by shooting in Baghdad's upscale Mansour neighborhood. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Studies said it will stage a sit-in at all universities Wednesday to protest kidnappings and violence against its employees.

_ Gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying a tribal leader in Dujail, north of Baghdad, killing him and four drivers.

_ A tribal chief in the southeastern town of Amarah was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. Sheik Kadim al-Sebahawi's 22-year-old son died in the attack.

_ Five bodies found dumped in Baghdad

Have a nice day.

posted by Wink @ 8:32 AM