Seven dead in blast outside Al-Arabiya Baghdad office: TV

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BAGHDAD (AFP) — Seven people were killed and several wounded when a car bomb ripped through the streets outside Al-Arabiya television's offices in Baghdad, the network said.

The US military earlier said that five people had been killed and 19 wounded when the car bomb exploded outside an Arabic television station's offices in Baghdad, gouging a hole in the front of the building and sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air.

The Al-Arabiya satellite channel, had received threats in recent weeks warning them of an attack, said Mohammed Abdelhamid, 28, a correspondent for the Dubai-based station. It said 16 people were wounded.

US soldiers and Iraqi police on the scene, however, were unable to confirm what had been the target of the blast in the Mansour...