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Explosion Rocks Italian Police in Iraq

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ROME - An explosion rocked the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri police in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriyah on Wednesday, and there could be some injuries among Iraqis and Italians, Carabinieri said in Rome.

An explosive device went off at about 10:40 a.m. local time at the multinational specialist unit in the southern city, the Italian military police said in a statement. The statement said that the explosion occurred in front of the base, near the Iraqi chamber of commerce (news - web sites).

"From the initial reports, there may be wounded among the Iraqi population and Carabinieri," the statement said.

Italy has sent about 2,500 troops to help the reconstruction in Iraq (news - web sites).