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Baghdad Car Bombing Kills 12, Wounds 13

Posted on: Sunday, 13 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a U.S. military camp in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 13, the military said. The bomb went off about 300 yards from Camp Curvo as a police patrol stopped the bomber, who was traveling in the wrong direction on the road.

Lt. Col. James Hutton, a spokesman for the 1st Cavalry Division, which runs Camp Curvo, said 12 were killed and 13 were wounded in the blast. He said there were no U.S. casualties.

Among the dead are four policemen and the bomber, said police Capt. Abdul-Razzaq Kadhem.

"I think this is the last gasp of the terrorists," Kadhem said. "Iraq will not die. We will survive this, we will survive this."

Police sealed off the area, but two charred bodies of policemen - covered by blankets - could be seen in one of the damaged police cars.

Eight civilian cars were damaged, Kadhem said.

The attacked marked the third car bombing in less than a week. Bombers blasted targets in two Iraqi cities Tuesday, killing 15 people - including a U.S. soldier - and wounding 50.

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