Suicide bombers kill 30 in Iraq

70 left wounded in three Iraqi cities
Sunday, July 10, 2005 Posted: 0855 GMT

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Bombs in three Iraqi cities, including two suicide bombings, killed a total of 30 people and wounded up to 70, authorities said.
In Baghdad, a suicide bomber killed 22 people, including five Iraqi police officers, and wounded more than 50 others at an army recruiting center, Iraqi security sources said.

The blast occurred about 8:55 a.m. (0455 GMT), police said, when a bomber wearing an explosives vest underneath his clothing detonated among recruits.

In Kirkuk, a suicide car bomb exploded near offices in the city center about 8 a.m. Sunday (0400 GMT), said Maj. Gen. Anwar Mohammed Amin, commander of the Iraqi Army of Kirkuk. Four people were killed and at least 18 wounded.

The suicide bomber was waiting in a side street off a main road that is usually used by Iraqi government officials and employees, Amin said. The attack apparently was targeting government officials. The blast destroyed three civilian cars as well.

And in Mosul, a car bomb detonated about 10 a.m. as a police convoy passed, authorities said. Four people were killed and at least three wounded.

The bombings shattered a quiet weekend in Iraq, following the kidnapping and killing of an Egyptian diplomat last week by insurgents.

Recruiting centers are a frequent target for insurgents. Last weekend, an attack targeted a Baghdad army brigade headquarters.

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