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Gunmen kill 14 Shi'ites in northern Baghdad-police
05 Dec 2006 07:22:14 GMT
Source: Reuters
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BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Shi'ite Muslims in northern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding four, police said.

The victims were civilian employees of the Shi'ite Endowment, a body that oversees religious sites and mosques, police added. State television Iraqiya said the attack killed 15 and wounded seven.


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