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Five killed in Iraq bomb blasts

At least five people have been killed and 65 wounded in a series of bomb blasts in Iraq.

Three people died when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt at a gathering of labourers in southern Baghdad.

The attack occurred in the southern neighbourhood of al-Jadida in an area known as a popular meeting point.

The wide square, which also includes a post office, a cinema and popular coffee shops, is a common place where workers gather looking for day labour.

A roadside bomb also exploded in Amiriya in western Baghdad, killing one and wounding three others.

And an Iraqi civilian died in a bomb attack on a US army patrol in the city of Baquba, northwest of the capital.