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| Bomb strikes busy Baghdad market | Bomb strikes busy Baghdad market |
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| At least 10 people have been killed in a car bombing in a busy square in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police and hospital officials have said. | |
| At least 60 people were wounded in the explosion which happened at about 1300 (1000 GMT) in a market crowded with shoppers after Friday prayers. | At least 60 people were wounded in the explosion which happened at about 1300 (1000 GMT) in a market crowded with shoppers after Friday prayers. |
| A police spokesman said the dead were all civilians, including at least one woman and a child. | A police spokesman said the dead were all civilians, including at least one woman and a child. |
| A medical official said the wounded were being treated at four hospitals. | A medical official said the wounded were being treated at four hospitals. |
| US officials say violence has been reduced by 60% in Iraq although bombings and other attacks are still frequent. | |
| The US says a strategy of increasing troop numbers and paying Sunni tribal militias to work alongside American and Iraqi troops against insurgents is paying off. |