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Car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City leaves 10 dead

Published January 8th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT
Iraqis salvage vegetables from the site of an attack at Baghdad's main vegetable market on January 8, 2017. (AFP/Sabah Arar)
Iraqis salvage vegetables from the site of an attack at Baghdad's main vegetable market on January 8, 2017. (AFP/Sabah Arar)

At least ten civilians were killed and 18 others injured when a car bomb detonated near a public market in eastern Baghdad, according to a security source.

Iraqi police officer Muayyad al-Jubouri told Anadolu Agency that the car bomb hit Jamila market in Sadr city and caused damage in many of the nearby shops and cars. 

Baghdad’s Operation Command confirmed the bombing without announcing the number of casualties. 

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

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