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Associated PressAt least 75 killed in attacks across IraqBy SAAD ABDUL-KADIR, Associated Press Writer – 46 mins ago
BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber detonated himself Monday outside a textile factory where crowds had gathered shortly after two car bombs went off at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks that killed at least 75 people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year.
At least 40 were killed and 135 wounded in the triple blasts outside the textile factory in the city of Hillah south of Baghdad, said Maj. Muthana Khalid, spokesman for the Babil provincial police.
Dr. Zuhair al Khafaji, director of al-Hillah general hospital, confirmed the casualties.
Khalid said the man, who had explosives strapped to his belt, detonated himself among a crowd of people who were trying to help victims of the two earlier car bombs. The bombs exploded around 1:30 p.m. as workers were leaving the factory. Police said the cars were parked outside the factory, about 25 yards apart, and were believed to be detonated by remote control.
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