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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
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.
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