Bombings strike Baghdad, north Iraq

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

BAGHDAD -- An explosives-laden sewage truck blew up near a police station and a car bomb struck an Iraqi army checkpoint Tuesday -- attacks that bore the hallmarks of al-Qaida and showed extremists can still hit hard despite recent gains by U.S.-led forces.

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