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New bombing hits Baghdad market New bomb blast at Baghdad market
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At least 10 people have been killed and 25 people wounded in a bombing at a market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Iraqi police have reported. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The latest attack comes amid a significant surge of bomb attacks. The blast, at a motorcycle market in the centre of the city, was the latest in a recent series of major bomb attacks on civilian targets.
On Wednesday, nearly 70 people were killed by a bomb blast in the eastern Sadr City area of Baghdad. On Wednesday some 70 people were killed in the Sadr City area of Baghdad.
The violence comes less than a week before US soldiers pull out of all Iraqi cities, a move the US said would not be affected by a recent attacks. American troops are scheduled to pull out of all Iraqi cities by next Tuesday. Officials say the attacks will not affect their plans.
The motorbike market, which only takes place on Fridays, has been targeted by bombers in the past.
Correspondents say the latest bombings have raised questions about the ability of Iraqi security forces to combat a determined insurgency.
The withdrawal of US troops from urban areas is a significant element of an agreement between Washington and the Iraqi government, under which all US soldiers are due to leave Iraq by 2012.