Baghdad bombings kill 18, Two british 'copters crash killing two

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070415/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq


BAGHDAD - Two car bombs exploded minutes apart in a busy Baghdad market in a mainly Shiite district Sunday, killing at least 18 people, police said. North of the capital, two British helicopters crashed after an apparent collision in air, killing two service members, U.K. officials said.

The bombings in the southwest Baghdad market opened Sunday's renewal of sectarian carnage a day after insurgents exploded a bomb close to one of Shiite Islam's holiest shrines in Karbala. The city's health department on Sunday revised its death tolls from the attack, saying 47 people were killed and 224 injured.

The two British helicopters crashed after an apparent collision 12 miles north of Baghdad, killing two British personnel. Four other personnel were injured in the crash.

"An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the incident; however, initial reports indicated it appears to be from a mid-air collision and not the result of enemy fire," the U.S. military said in a statement.