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Car bomb kills 18 at crowded Tal Afar market
A car bomb in a vegetable market in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar killed 18 people and wounded 25 on Friday, police officials said.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:01 August 9, 2008
Mosul: A car bomb in a vegetable market in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar killed 18 people and wounded 25 on Friday, police officials said.
The town, 420km northwest of Baghdad, is near the city of Mosul, where US-backed Iraqi troops have cracked down on Al Qaida militants in recent months.
A senior police official in Mosul said the car was parked when it exploded by the market, crowded with shoppers. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to release the information.
The attack was the biggest since suicide bombers struck pilgrims in Baghdad and a protest by Kurds in Kirkuk last month, killing nearly 60 people in total.
US and Iraqi authorities say Al Qaida still retains the capability to trigger major attacks.
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