At least six killed by Baghdad bomb blasts - police

BAGHDAD, July 18 (Reuters) At least six people were killed today when a pair of roadside bombs exploded in south-eastern Baghdad, Iraqi police said.

Five people were wounded in the attacks in the Al-Amin district, which police said occurred in an area used as a stopping point by people travelling by bus to the capital from the Shi'ite south.

US and Iraqi forces have launched a major security clampdown in and around Baghdad to thwart sectarian violence between majority Shi'ites and minority Sunni Arabs, but violence has continued to flare.

Bus terminals mainly used by Shi'ites have been attacked on numerous occasions in the past.

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