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Truck in Baghdad blast had one tonne explosives-TV
03 Feb 2007 17:18:25 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A truck bomb attack in Baghdad on Saturday that killed 121 people was triggered by a suicide bomber, a senior interior ministry official told Iraqi state television.

Major General Jihad al Jaberi said the truck was packed with one tonne of explosives.
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