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| A car bomb has exploded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 10 people as they celebrated the victory of their country's football team. | A car bomb has exploded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 10 people as they celebrated the victory of their country's football team. |
| The bomb exploded in the city's Mansour district as fans marked their win against South Korea in the Asian Cup. | The bomb exploded in the city's Mansour district as fans marked their win against South Korea in the Asian Cup. |
| Police said that at least 60 people had been injured in the attack, when the car exploded in the excited crowd. | |
| Thousands had gathered on the streets of Baghdad, dancing and chanting in a rare moment of national unity. | Thousands had gathered on the streets of Baghdad, dancing and chanting in a rare moment of national unity. |
| "I was in a car with my friends, people all around were celebrating and then there was a huge explosion and a lot of fire," one eyewitness, who asked not to be named, told the Agence France-Presse news agency. | |
| Separately, at least one person was reported to have died after being hit by stray bullets fired in celebration, an Arab tradition popular in a city awash with guns. | |
| Celebrations marking the national team's football victory also took place in other major cities in Iraq. | |
| "I am nearly crying for joy," 30-year-old fan Nuri al-Najjar told Reuters in the southern city of Basra. | |
| "Iraq's victory with this harmonious team represents the way we should all live together." |