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New bomb blast at Baghdad market | |
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At least 11 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded in a bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | |
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 some 70 people were killed in the Sadr City area of Baghdad. | |
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. |