Suicide bomber kills 4 people in southern Iraq

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A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a police building in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, killing four people, officials said.

Suicide bombings like Monday's are rare in the oil-rich Basra, where several international oil companies are developing some of the country's prized oil fields to bring in the sorely needed petrodollars for postwar reconstruction.

Provincial police chief Brig. Faisal al-Ebadi said the bomber crashed through the gate and made it a few yards (meters) into the police compound in the city's central al-Ashar district before blowing up the car.

Three policemen and one civilian were killed and 24 people were injured in the attack, which occurred during the morning rush hour, al-Ebadi added.

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