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| 48 dead, dozens injured in Baghdad car explosion - reports | 48 dead, dozens injured in Baghdad car explosion - reports |
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| A third bomb in three days has rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with latest reports saying 48 people have been killed and dozens more injured, according to Reuters. | A third bomb in three days has rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, with latest reports saying 48 people have been killed and dozens more injured, according to Reuters. |
| The explosion occurred Thursday in the Hayy al-Shurtathey area of the city. | The explosion occurred Thursday in the Hayy al-Shurtathey area of the city. |
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| It's understood that the bomb went off in a parked vehicle near a used car dealership in the southern part of the Iraqi capital. | It's understood that the bomb went off in a parked vehicle near a used car dealership in the southern part of the Iraqi capital. |
| The terrorist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing through its news agency Amaq. | |
| It's the third explosion to hit Baghdad this week after a suicide bomber in a truck detonated a device in a northern Shiite neighbourhood of the city, reported Al Jazeera. At least nine people were killed and scores injured in that incident. | It's the third explosion to hit Baghdad this week after a suicide bomber in a truck detonated a device in a northern Shiite neighbourhood of the city, reported Al Jazeera. At least nine people were killed and scores injured in that incident. |
| As part of the deadly spate of attacks on the city, explosives hidden inside a vehicle in an industrial part of southern Baghdad claimed the lives of four people on Tuesday, according to AFP. | As part of the deadly spate of attacks on the city, explosives hidden inside a vehicle in an industrial part of southern Baghdad claimed the lives of four people on Tuesday, according to AFP. |