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Firemen and U.S. soldiers arrive on scene after a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Devise (VBIED) exploded on a street outside of the Al Sabah newspaper office in the Waziryia district of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The VBIED destroyed more than 20 cars, killing two people and wounding as many as 30.

BAGHDAD EXPLOSION

Firemen and U.S. soldiers arrive on scene after a Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Devise (VBIED) exploded on a street outside of the Al Sabah newspaper office in the Waziryia district of Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 27, 2006. The VBIED destroyed more than 20 cars, killing two people and wounding as many as 30.

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