Bombs Kill Dozens Just Miles From Baghdad Peace Conference

Bombs Kill Dozens Just Miles From Baghdad Peace Conference

The urgency of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's appeal was underlined when, in a suspected insurgent attack, three mortar rounds detonated next to the foreign ministry while peace talks took place inside.

Meanwhile, three kilometres (two miles) away in Shiite east Baghdad, a bomber slammed a truck laden with explosives into an army checkpoint at the entrance to Sadr City, killing 26 people, officials said.

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