1 Killed, 3 Wounded in Separate Bomb Blasts in Baghdad
<i> Times Wire Services</i>
NICOSIA, Cyprus —
Two bombs exploded in Baghdad on Saturday, killing a suspected bomber and wounding three students, state-run media reported.
The fatal bomb, containing up to 6 1/2 pounds of explosives, went off near the downtown Baghdad Hotel, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.
INA said the dead person was believed to be the bomber, but Baghdad radio reported that police were unable to identify the body because of the force of the explosion.
It was the fourth bombing in less than a month in the Iraqi capital.
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