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20 killed in Iraq after mortar rounds hit residential area

Iraqi officials have said that 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded after mortar rounds hit ...
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19.19 20 Feb 2014


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20 killed in Iraq after mortar rounds hit residential area

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19.19 20 Feb 2014


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Iraqi officials have said that 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded after mortar rounds hit a residential area south of Baghdad.

The attack is reported to have taken place in Musayib, a former insurgent stronghold, about 60 kilometers south of the capital.

A police officer and two medical officials say five mortars hit a market, a residential building and a parking lot.

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This is the latest in a spate of violent attacks in the country.

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