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Car bomb kills 7, injures 23 in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say
Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:28PM GMT

LAST UPDATE
At least seven people have been killed and 23 others injured in a car bomb explosion in the Iraqi capital, police and medical sources say.

The incident took place in a mobile phone market in the al-Husseiniyah neighborhood in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, AFP reported.

The attack brought to 125 the total number of people killed in the violence in the country since Tuesday. At least 268 others have also been wounded.
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In another incident, gunmen attacked a checkpoint run by the pro-government and anti-al-Qaeda Sahwa (Awakening) militia in Khales northeast of Baghdad.
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Other violence, including a car bombing in the capital and attacks in three other areas, claimed the lives of at least 11 people and wounded 33 others.
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Gunmen seize town north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials say
Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:53PM GMT

BREAKING NEWS
Gunmen have taken control of the Iraqi town of Sulaiman Bek, which is located about 170 kilometers (105 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, officials say.

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