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| Car bomb hits busy Baghdad market | |
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| At least 14 people have been killed in a car bombing at a busy market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police and hospital officials have said. | |
| At least 64 people were wounded in the explosion, which happened at about 1300 (1000 GMT) in a square 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. |
| The wounded were being treated at four hospitals, a medical official said. | |
| The attack took place in Tayaran Square, the scene of other deadly bomb attacks in the past two and a half years. | |
| It lies in a predominantly Shia quarter of the city, which makes it the target of Sunni extremists. | |
| Meanwhile, US military officials reported that coalition forces had killed five insurgents and detained 14 suspects, during operations targeting al-Qaeda in central and northern Iraq. | |
| US officials say violence has been reduced by 60% in Iraq although bombings and other attacks are still frequent. | US officials say violence has been reduced by 60% in Iraq although bombings and other attacks are still frequent. |