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12 killed in two car bomb attacks in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Two suicide car bomb attacks in eastern Baghdad on Thursday killed a total of 12 Iraqis and wounded 15, police said.

The deadliest one hit a police patrol near the Oil Ministry, killing nine Iraqis and wounding nine, police said.

Earlier on Thursday, in another part of eastern Baghdad, a suicide car bomb exploded near a convoy of private security contractors, killing three bystanders and wounding six others.

Drafts distributed

Meanwhile, Iraqis on Thursday began picking up copies of the draft Constitution that they will vote on next week.

``We are going to read the draft Constitution. If we like it, we will vote yes. If we don't, we'll say no,'' said a woman, who picked up her copy from the shop where she gets subsidised food for her family. — AP

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