Bombs in Iraq on Wednesday kill at least 27

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-18-2007 09:53

Bloodshed in Iraq continued on Wednesday, with a suicide car bomb exploding at a police station in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing at least seven. Another suicide car bomb struck a market in the Baghdad slum Sadr City, and killed 17 people.

A truck packed with explosions blew up at a checkpoint leading to a police station in Kirkuk, after guards opened fire as the driver approached the police station.

Seven people were killed and some 30 others wounded in the attack.

Police say guards shot the driver as he approached the checkpoint, killing him before he could reach the police station. But his explosives still detonated, causing part of the station to collapse and damaging nearby shops.

In Baghdad, a suicide car bomb struck a market in Sadr City, killing 17 people and wounding 33.

The place where the blast occurred was one of the neighborhood's most popular commercial centers.

The force of the blast shattered the windows of nearby stores and restaurants.

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The explosion came a day after a blast targeting university students killed 70 in what appeared to be a renewed campaign of Sunni insurgent violence against Shiite targets.

Most of the additional US troops would be used to back up the Iraqi army in a security sweep of Baghdad.

Editor:Du Xiaodan