Region | Iraq
Baghdad car bomb kills 12, says Iraqi police
A car bomb exploded in a busy commercial area in southern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 22, Iraqi police said.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:50 October 10, 2008
-
Sadr MP killed in roadside blast
Sadr MP killed in roadside bomb attack
-
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Iraq
Suicide bomber kills 7, injures 20 in Iraq
-
Blasts in Baghdad as US official visits
Blasts near Iraq ministry as US official visits
-
Iraq remains mired in conflict
Iraq remains mired in conflict
Baghdad: A car bomb exploded in a busy commercial area in southern Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 22, Iraqi police said.
They said women and children were among the victims of the attack at the Abu Dsheer neighbourhood, a mainly Shiite district on the southern outskirts of the Iraqi capital.
Seven vehicles were ablaze, police said.
Violence in Iraq has fallen to four-year lows in recent months but militants still carry out frequent largescale bomb attacks.
The authorities usually blame Sunni Islamist Al Qaida militants for car bombs and suicide attacks against civilian targets.
Share this article
Related Articles
More from Iraq
More from Region
Popular in News
News Editor's choice
-
Ajtebi's phenomenal assent
The former camel jockey was at the peak of his powers when upstaging Garret Gomez
-
US pushing for more aid to Philippines
Obama administration eyeing $667m security assistance package
-
Mohammad launches H1N1 campaign
Shaikh Mohammad was the first one to receive the H1N1 vaccine.
