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Article: Iraq says security forces may have aided bombers
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- August 22, 2009
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The suicide bombers who blew up explosives-laden trucks outside government buildings in Baghdad may have been aided by members of Iraq's security forces, the foreign minister said Saturday, even as the government insisted Iraqi forces could still protect the nation.
Anger is mounting over the security lapses that allowed the bombers to drive trucks past checkpoints and position them close to government targets that included the foreign and finance ministries. Wednesday's attacks killed at least 101 people and wounded more than 500.
The violence has shaken confidence in a government eager to demonstrate that it can take over responsibility for the country's security from ...