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59 killed in Baghdad suicide bombing

Published:Tuesday | August 17, 2010 | 5:59 PM

At least 59 people have been killed in a suicide attack on an army recruitment centre in Baghdad.



Officials say more than 100 people were reported to have been injured in the bombing, in the centre of the Iraqi capital.



The attack comes as the US prepares to end combat operations in Iraq by the end of this month.



It also comes a day after the bloc that won the most seats in March's parliamentary election suspended talks on forming a coalition government.



In the first two weeks of August some 30 people were killed in almost daily attacks on Iraqi forces and traffic police in Baghdad and Anbar province, west of the capital.