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Iraq's new Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has vowed that he will use 'maximum force' against terrorism, while also promoting national reconciliation. Mr Maliki, pictured, was speaking as the Iraqi cabinet met for the first time since it was approved by parliament on Saturday. His comments came as the Iraqi capital was hit by a series of bomb attacks. Roadside bombs and a drive-by shooting killed four Iraqis and wounded 24 in Baghdad yesterday as the new national unity government held its first meeting to discuss issues such as improving Iraq's security. The attacks all occurred in the capital as Iraqis headed back to work and school.
In the deadliest attack one of two roadside bombs exploded in a crowded fruit market in New Baghdad, a mixed Shiite, Sunni Arab and Christian area in an eastern part of the capital, said police Lt Ali Abbas.See the full content of this document
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New Premier of Iraq Vows Crackdown On Terrorists
Police found the first bomb and detonated it after trying to evacuate the market, said Abbas. But a second hidden bomb ...
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