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Mon 10 Oct 2009Baghdad suicide truck bombs kill at least 132 and wound 520
SUICIDE BOMBERS driving two large vehicle bombs again penetrated the heart of Baghdad yesterday, killing 132 people and wounding more than 520, less than three months before a national poll that will be contested on supposed security gains.
The attacks had been feared and anticipated after an almost-identical strike destroyed the finance and foreign ministries, in roughly the same area, just over two months ago.
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