Bomb exploded during a conference attended by Iraq's Vice President Adel Abdel-Mahdi

Iraqi officials say a bomb blast inside a government building in Baghdad has killed 10 people during a conference attended by Iraq's vice president.

Officials say Adel Abdel-Mahdi suffered only slight injuries. The bomb exploded Monday at the Iraqi Public Works Ministry in Baghdad's upscale Mansour district. At least 26 people were wounded.

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Vice President Abdel-Mahdi is a member of Iraqi's largest Shi'ite political group, the United Iraqi Alliance, and is one of two deputies to President Jalal Talabani.

Iraqi police reported several other bomb and mortar attacks in the capital today, killing at least three people.

In another development, the U.S. military says American troops found a large number of sophisticated roadside bombs Saturday north of Baghdad. The military says it believes the devices came from Iran.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.