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Deadly Blast Hits Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad

At least three people died in an explosion at the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday.

An Iraqi police official said the explosion occurred when a man wearing a suicide belt and carrying a suitcase blew himself up in the convention center cafeteria.

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