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At Least 15 Killed In Iraq Blast


May 3, 2006 -- A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police recruiting station in Iraq today, killing at least 15 people, mainly recruits.

Police say at least 20 were wounded in the blast in Al-Fallujah, west of Baghdad.

Earlier, 14 male bodies were found in Baghdad with bullet holes and showing signs of torture.

Police say the corpses, also blindfolded and bound, were found in the Sha'b district of the capital. All the bodies were those of men between the ages of about 20 and 30.

(Reuters, AP, dpa)

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