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Flurry of Baghdad Blasts Kills at Least 29

NPR | By Philip Reeves

Published April 29, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

A new wave of more than a dozen insurgent bombings in Iraq's capital leaves at least 29 people dead, including three U.S. soldiers. The attacks came just one day after a new government was unveiled.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

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