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Car bombing kills 15 in Baghdad | |
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At least 15 people have been killed and about two dozen have been wounded in a car bombing in central Baghdad, Iraqi police have said. | |
The blast happened in the mainly Shia shopping district of Karrada in the centre of the capital. | The blast happened in the mainly Shia shopping district of Karrada in the centre of the capital. |
The bomb was placed in a parked vehicle and went off in an area with many electronics stores and a popular ice-cream parlour, reports say. | The bomb was placed in a parked vehicle and went off in an area with many electronics stores and a popular ice-cream parlour, reports say. |
A car bomb in the same area killed 25 people last week. | A car bomb in the same area killed 25 people last week. |
In another area of Baghdad, the US military said three of its soldiers were killed and six wounded by a roadside bomb. | In another area of Baghdad, the US military said three of its soldiers were killed and six wounded by a roadside bomb. |
Karrada has been hit by a string of bombs in the past 10 days. On Monday of last week, four separate car bombs killed 16 people. | Karrada has been hit by a string of bombs in the past 10 days. On Monday of last week, four separate car bombs killed 16 people. |
US and Iraqi forces have tightened security in Baghdad since earlier in the year in an attempt to stem such bombings. | US and Iraqi forces have tightened security in Baghdad since earlier in the year in an attempt to stem such bombings. |