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| Car bomb hits busy Iraqi market | |
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| At least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast near a livestock market in Iraq. | At least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a bomb blast near a livestock market in Iraq. |
| A car bomb exploded as people were buying and selling cattle in the busy market near the city of Hilla in Babil province, police said. | A car bomb exploded as people were buying and selling cattle in the busy market near the city of Hilla in Babil province, police said. |
| At least 32 people were reported to have been injured. | At least 32 people were reported to have been injured. |
| Babil province, south of Baghdad, has been the scene of attacks in the past but has been relatively peaceful for many months. | Babil province, south of Baghdad, has been the scene of attacks in the past but has been relatively peaceful for many months. |
| The attack happened at around 0900 local time (0600 GMT) as traders gathered at the al-Medhatiaya animal market, some 120km (75 miles) south of Baghdad, the AFP news agency reports. | |
| Medical officials in the region confirmed there had been casualties, but the number of injured ranged from 32 to 56. | |
| Babil province has a mixed population of Shia and Sunni Muslims and has seen much sectarian violence as well as attacks on US forces. | |
| But violence abated in part because former Sunni rebels joined so-called Awakening Councils and turned against al-Qaeda militants. | |
| The US military handed over control of security in Babil to Iraqi forces last October. |