BAGHDAD, Feb 1 (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed when a bomb hidden inside a box of birds exploded at a popular pet market in central Baghdad on Friday, police said.

Another 22 were wounded in the blast at the Ghazil market, which has been bombed at least three times in the past year. Ambulances and police were trying to evacuate the wounded, witnesses said.

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