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Car bomb explodes in Iraqi city Car bomb explodes in Iraqi city
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At least 10 people are reported to have been killed and many others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the southern Iraqi town of Kufa. At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the southern Iraqi town of Kufa, officials said.
The explosion occurred at 1000 (0700 GMT) in an open-air market about 400m from the town's main mosque. Police said the bomb was planted in a minibus. The explosion destroyed a restaurant and severely damaged shops in an open-air market, about 400m from the town's main mosque.
Kufa, a centre of Shia Muslim pilgrimage, is a large town 170km (80 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad.Kufa, a centre of Shia Muslim pilgrimage, is a large town 170km (80 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad.
A car bombing in the town in December killed 31 people and injured 45.A car bombing in the town in December killed 31 people and injured 45.