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Market explosion kills eight Iraqis ( 2003-09-26 10:05) (Agencies) An explosion at a market in Baqubah, about 30 miles north of Baghdad late Thursday, has killed eight Iraqis and wounded another 13, a U.S. Army spokesman said.
The market was struck by mortar bombs according to U.S. military spokesman Sgt. Danny Martin. The attack came hours after the death of Aquila al-Hashimi, a leading figure in Iraq's Governing Council, whose shooting marked the first time violence claimed the life of a member of the U.S.-appointed administration.
In the north, eight American soldiers were wounded ¡ª three of them seriously ¡ª when their convoy was ambushed with roadside bombs and small arms fire in Mosul, Iraq's third-largest city.
Earlier Thursday, a bomb also damaged a hotel housing the offices of NBC News, raising fears of attacks against international media.
A Somali guard was killed and an NBC sound engineer was slightly wounded in the early morning explosion at the small al-Aike Hotel in the city's fashionable Karrada district.
Citing deteriorating security, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ordered a further reduction in U.N. international staff in Iraq after two bombings at U.N. headquarters, including one on Aug. 19 that killed 22 people.
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