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| A car bomb has exploded in northern Baghdad killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens of others. | A car bomb has exploded in northern Baghdad killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens of others. |
| The explosion hit a bus stop in the mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhood of Hurriya, Iraqi police said. | The explosion hit a bus stop in the mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhood of Hurriya, Iraqi police said. |
| The bomb appeared to have been timed to go off during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers. | The bomb appeared to have been timed to go off during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers. |
| It is the deadliest bombing in Iraq's capital since early June, following a security drive by Iraqi and US forces. | It is the deadliest bombing in Iraq's capital since early June, following a security drive by Iraqi and US forces. |
| The number of attacks by anti-US insurgents and sectarian factions have dropped significantly in Baghdad, although sporadic shootings, bombings and artillery attacks have continued. | |
| The US military, which led an invasion to overthrew Saddam Hussein's government five years ago, has warned that security improvements are fragile and reversible. | |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has meanwhile ordered a crackdown on Shia militias in Baghdad and Basra in southern Iraq and Sunni Arab insurgents in the north. |