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Suicide attack in western Baghdad kills 28


    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 28 people and wounded 28 others on Tuesday during a tour by tribal leaders and security officials of a market in western Baghdad, a security official said.

    Major-General Qassim Moussawi said the attack took place as a group of dignitaries, including army officers, toured a crowded market in the Abu Ghraib district.

    A police source said 25 people were killed and 20 wounded but said the attack was mounted as the dignitaries were leaving a tribal gathering at the Abu Ghraib municipal headquarters.

    Journalists, police and soldiers were among those killed, the police source said.