Five Iraqis died in violence, including three in an early morning twin bomb attack in Baghdad, an interior ministry official said. According to AFP, the first bomb exploded around 8:00 am (local time) in the Karrada neighborhood in central Baghdad and killed one policeman and injured 12 others. As bystanders gathered, a second bomb went off, killing two more civilians and wounding 10 others.

Among the injured were a photographer and cameraman from the Associated Press.

Just to the west of the city, as well, the governor's convoy was attacked and raked with bullets, killing a bodyguard and wounding five others.

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