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Car bomb targets Baghdad bus stop Baghdad bus stop bomb toll leaps
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A car bomb has exploded in northern Baghdad killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens of others. The death toll from a car bomb at a bus stop in northern Baghdad has risen steeply to 51, with another 75 wounded, according to Iraqi police.
The explosion hit a bus stop in the mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhood of Hurriya, Iraqi police said. Police said earlier that the explosion in the mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhood of Hurriya had killed 11.
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 for months.
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 number of attacks by anti-US insurgents and sectarian factions has 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.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.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.