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Blast wounds 8 US soldiers

The US military says a suicide bomber has wounded eight US soldiers visiting the mayor of violence-wracked Baqouba city.

Iraqi security officials say the bomber was wearing a police uniform and also injured at least nine civilians in yesterday's attack. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. The attack came as soldiers held talks with the mayor in central Baqouba, the capital of Diyala province north of Baghdad.