Bomb kills two, wounds 30

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A CAR bomb has been detonated near an Iraqi troop convoy as it left Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, killing two soldiers and wounding 30.

The attack happened shortly as the convoy was leaving a main Green Zone exit near the Mansour district of western Baghdad.The car exploded as a commando unit was passing, spraying shrapnel across a wide area, police said.

The sound of the blast echoed across the city.
US and Iraqi forces and officials have frequently been attacked at or near entrances to the Green Zone, a huge walled and tightly protected compound on the west back of the Tigris River in the centre of the city.

At least 100 members of Iraq's security forces have been killed in suicide bombings and other attacks since Iraq's landmark elections three weeks ago, while scores have been wounded.

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