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| Iraq |
| 15 die in car bomb in Basra |
| 2006-06-04 |
| A booby-trapped car blew up in a crowded bazar in the southern city of Basra on Saturday killing at least 15 civilians and wounding 30 others, witnesses said. They said the explosives laden vehicle went off in the crowded Al-Hamzah popular market in the old sector of the city. This is the second incident of this kind in the city since more than a year ago. Basra car bomb death toll rises to 21, 80 injured The death toll from the booby-trapped car explosion in Basra has risen to 21 deaths and 80 injured, a source from the Iraqi interior ministry said Saturday. The Iraq's southern city has recently been witnessing deteriorating security situation which forced Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to declare an emergency in the city for a month. |
| Posted by:Fred |