Suicide Bombers Kill Eight In Iraqi Holy City - RFE

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Suicide Bombers Kill Eight In Iraqi Holy City
Iraqi officials say two suicide bombers have killed at least eight people in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf.

Police and hospital officials said the January 1 attack at a checkpoint in Najaf, located 180 kilometers south of Baghdad, also wounded 22 people, including many police officers.

Witnesses told dpa the attackers opened fire at the checkpoint, in Najaf's district of Qadisyia, before detonating their explosive belts.

The bombing comes one day after two suicide bombers killed 28 people at a busy Baghdad market.

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