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Bomb attack kills 30 in Shiite town north of Baghdad

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in Dujail, 50 km (30 miles) north of Baghdad on September 13, 2008. The car bomb killed 30 people and wounded 47 others outside a police station in Dujail, a predominantly Shiite town. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

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