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Bomb Kills 4 in Baghdad
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=11D7E4A:3919ACA Officials say the
bomb was aimed at nearby police officers





A U.S. Marine aims his rifle at suspected insurgents from a sandbagged
guard tower at Government Center in Ramadi, April 16, 2006An insurgent
bomb attack killed at least four Iraqis Tuesday in Baghdad.

Officials say the bomb was aimed at nearby police officers. Elsewhere
in the capital, the U.S. military says five insurgents were killed and
seven captured during a massive firefight with Iraqi troops in a Sunni
Arab district.

West of Baghdad, heavy fighting erupted Monday between U.S. forces and
insurgents hiding in a mosque in Ramadi. No details on casualties are
available.

Iraqi leaders remain deadlocked on forming a new government as
fighting raged on across the country. Parliament was due to open
Monday, but that session was put off as Shi'ites, Sunni Arabs and
Kurds tried to agree on who will serve as prime minister.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.