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| 'Dozens killed' in Iraq bombing | 'Dozens killed' in Iraq bombing |
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| A car bomb has exploded in a crowded market in southern Iraq, killing at least 28 people. | A car bomb has exploded in a crowded market in southern Iraq, killing at least 28 people. |
| Hospital officials say that about 40 people were wounded in the blast but the number of casualties is expected to go up. | |
| Police say the bomb was in a parked car in the market town of Bathaa which is 30km (20 miles) west of Nasiriya. | |
| In the past the area has been rocked by fighting between rival Shia militia factions. | In the past the area has been rocked by fighting between rival Shia militia factions. |
| "Children and women are among the dead," said Ali Batha, mayor of the town of Batha. | |
| "We are now transporting the casualties to the general hospital in Nasiriya." | |
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