Bomb blasts offices of Iraqi newspaper, kills two

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A car bomb exploded outside the offices of the state-run newspaper al-Sabah in Baghdad on Sunday, killing two people and wounding 20 others, police said.

Police said the car was parked in a lot outside the building and more than 20 cars were destroyed or on fire.

They also said al-Sabah's offices, in the northern Waziriya district, had been severely damaged by the blast, but witnesses spoke only of broken windows.

Insurgents fighting to topple the U.S.-backed Shi'ite-led government of national unity often target journalists working for state media.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL718886.htm

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1. BBC: Baghdad blasts claim more lives (2nd blast kills six)

Last Updated: Sunday, 27 August 2006, 08:46 GMT 09:46 UK

Baghdad blasts claim more lives

At least seven people have been killed and more than 30 injured in bombings
in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

At least five died and 14 were hurt when a vehicle exploded near a hotel.

A car bomb outside the offices of a state-run newspaper claimed at least
two lives and wounded 20 people.

The attacks come as US-led forces have been carrying out a major operation
to improve security following a recent rise in violence in the city.

They say the situation is improving.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5290244.stm

Also from the Associated Press...

Bomb Blast Kills 6 Outside Baghdad Hotel

The Associated Press
Sunday, August 27, 2006; 5:00 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A bomb planted in a mini van detonated Sunday outside a hotel
in downtown Baghdad, killing at least six people and injuring 16, police and
witnesses said.

The bomb detonated shortly before noon near an entrance to the Palestine Hotel.
The explosion caused a fire to break out.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700118.html