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Sat 10 Oct 2007US urged to conduct 'vigorous' inquiry into deathsIRAQ:A bomb hidden in a cart of toys killed two children and wounded 17 others in a playground in northern Iraq yesterday, the first day of a national holiday to celebrate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.The attack came the day after US forces killed nine children and six women in an air strike northwest of Baghdad targeting suspected al-Qaeda leaders. The UN mission in Iraq urged US forces to conduct a "vigorous" inquiry into the strike.