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Baghdad blast kills Iraq leader

The head of Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council has been killed in a car bomb blast near the headquarters of the US-led coalition in Baghdad.
Ezzedine Salim was killed as he was waiting to enter the compound, Iraq's deputy foreign minister told Reuters; several other people also died.
A big column of smoke rose into the sky after the blast at about 0530 GMT.
There was also fresh fighting overnight in southern Iraq, as US and Italian forces battled with Shia militiamen.

Nine Iraqis were killed in Nasiriya during clashes with Italian troops, hospital officials said.
In the holy city of Karbala, where US troops are pitted against fighters loyal to the radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr, five Iraqis died.
The US is planning to move some of its forces from South Korea to Iraq, South Korean officials say.
South Korea's foreign ministry said the two governments were currently discussing the details of such a move.
The British press is meanwhile quoting UK government sources as saying British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George Bush are speeding up plans to withdraw troops from Iraq and hand over security roles to the Iraqis.
The situation on the ground in southern Iraq remains volatile.
The overnight fighting in Karbala reportedly left more than 30 Iraqis injured as well as five dead.
Nine other Iraqis were killed and at least 10 injured in clashes with Italian troops in Nasiriya.
Source: BBC