Blast hits Baghdad building, seven dead

BAGHDAD, Mar 27 (Reuters) A rocket blasted a commercial building in Baghdad, killing at least seven people and wounding 30 others, Iraqi police officials said today.

It was followed by another rocket attack that hit a nearby house, killing one person and wounding two in the Za'afaraniya area of Baghdad.

Police said two parties in the Shi'ite alliance dominant in Iraqi politics -- the Dawa Party and the Fadhila Party -- had offices in the building.

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