Nine killed in Baghdad mortar attack

Baghdad, Aug 5: Mortar bombs struck a petrol station in eastern Baghdad at dawn today, killing at least nine people and wounding 11, Iraqi police said.

The police said nine mortar bombs landed in the area, destroying 13 cars as people lined up for fuel. Several mortar bombs landed at another petrol station in a nearby district, wounding six people.

Baghdad residents often queue for hours at petrol stations for fuel, and insurgents have targeted them in the past. Suicide bombers attacked two petrol stations last Wednesday, killing 70 people.

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