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Car bomb kills more than 50 people in Baghdad

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Source: CCTV.com | 06-18-2008 14:48

Special Report:   Iraq in Transition

A car bomb tore through a market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday.

Iraqi police inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Baquba, 45 kilometers northeast of Baghdad.(AFP) 
Iraqi police inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in 
Baquba, 45 kilometers northeast of Baghdad.(AFP)
 

It was the deadliest attack of this type in more than three months, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozens. There have been no claims of responsibility.

The blast has shattered the relative calm in Baghdad following stepped up security measures.

 

Editor:Du Xiaodan