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| Car bomb rocks centre of Baghdad | Car bomb rocks centre of Baghdad |
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| A car bomb has exploded in a largely Shia neighbourhood of central Baghdad, killing at least 14 people, police say. | A car bomb has exploded in a largely Shia neighbourhood of central Baghdad, killing at least 14 people, police say. |
| The blast came as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates was on a visit to the Iraqi capital. He was meeting Iraqi leaders in the nearby Green Zone. | |
| Bursts of gunfire were heard after the blast and a thick plume of black smoke rose from the Karrada area. | |
| Earlier in the day three parked car bombs exploded in other Iraqi cities, killing at least eight people. | Earlier in the day three parked car bombs exploded in other Iraqi cities, killing at least eight people. |
| One of the bombs killed one person in Mosul soon after Mr Gates arrived in the northern city. | |
| Bombings killed five people in Baquba, north-east of Baghdad, and at least two in the northern city of Kirkuk. |