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Two suicide car bombers struck police checkpoints near bridges in a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad , killing at least 12 people, as Iraq 's Kurdish president said his country may need American troops for one or two more years.

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May 11, 2007, 12:07 p.m.
The violence started when a sedan exploded near a bridge as police were checking vehicles waiting to cross. That was followed within minutes by the explosion of a fuel truck at a checkpoint near another bridge, police said. Both bridges spanned the Diyala River, which feeds into the Tigris.
The 12 killed included six policemen, police said.
U.S. and security forces have increased the number of checkpoints as part of a security crackdown in Baghdad and surrounding areas.
Baghdad's bridges have been targeted by bombers in recent months, with the deadliest attack coming April 12 when a suicide truck bomb collapsed the steel-girder Sarafiyah bridge, plunging cars into the water. Eleven people were killed and 39 were wounded. Seven cars were pulled from the river.

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