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Deadly Blast Hits Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad

By Jamie Tarabay,  Renee Montagne
Published April 12, 2007 at 3:00 AM PDT
This story was published more than 17 years ago.

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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