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| Bomb devastates market in Baghdad | |
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| A car bomb has killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say. | |
| The bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the mainly Shia Amil district, in the south-west of the city. | The bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the mainly Shia Amil district, in the south-west of the city. |
| Many of those killed and wounded were women and children, medical and military officials said. | Many of those killed and wounded were women and children, medical and military officials said. |
| The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks on markets by suspected Sunni insurgents, as US forces carry out a security operation in Baghdad. | The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks on markets by suspected Sunni insurgents, as US forces carry out a security operation in Baghdad. |
| The attack happened at about 1000 (0600 GMT), as the market was packed with shoppers. | The attack happened at about 1000 (0600 GMT), as the market was packed with shoppers. |
| Television pictures showed a scene of destruction across a wide area, with buildings badly damaged and cars wrecked. | Television pictures showed a scene of destruction across a wide area, with buildings badly damaged and cars wrecked. |
| Thousands of extra US troops have been deployed in Baghdad in recent months in an attempt to quell sectarian violence in the city. | |
| The US military in Iraq said it has killed nine suspected insurgents and freed 12 Iraqi hostages in a raid on a house in western Baghdad. |