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Car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 7, wounds 26
02 Nov 2006 13:44:09 GMT
Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Nov 2 (Reuters) - A car bomb killed seven people and wounded 26 others as it ripped through a crowded market in Baghdad's Shi'ite Sadr City district on Thursday, an interior ministry source said.

The car bomb, detonated by remote control, targeted shoppers in the Shi'ite slum's Mureydi market. Police said the casualty toll could rise.
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