Blast in Iraqi city claims lives

Two policemen and one civilian killed in Ramadi’s second bomb attack in a week.

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The bomb exploded near government offices in Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province

Monday’s attack comes a week after six people were killed in a suicide car bombing near a mosque in Ramadi.

Violence across the country increased in the run-up to the US military withdrawal, with 437 Iraqis killed in June – the highest death toll in 11 months.

Source: Al Jazeera, News Agencies