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| 'Dozens dead' in Baghdad bombing | 'Dozens dead' in Baghdad bombing |
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| At least 55 people have been killed by a bomb blast in the eastern Sadr City area of Baghdad, say officials. | At least 55 people have been killed by a bomb blast in the eastern Sadr City area of Baghdad, say officials. |
| Iraqi police said the bomb went off in a market place in the predominantly Shia area of the Iraqi capital. | Iraqi police said the bomb went off in a market place in the predominantly Shia area of the Iraqi capital. |
| At least 104 people were also reported to have been injured in the blast, one of the worst in Iraq this year. | At least 104 people were also reported to have been injured in the blast, one of the worst in Iraq this year. |
| It comes less than a week before US soldiers pull out of all Iraqi cities in advance of a complete withdrawal by the end of 2011. | It comes less than a week before US soldiers pull out of all Iraqi cities in advance of a complete withdrawal by the end of 2011. |
| An interior ministry official told the AFP news agency the blast struck the market place at about 1930 local time (1630 GMT). | An interior ministry official told the AFP news agency the blast struck the market place at about 1930 local time (1630 GMT). |
| The official said the bomb was hidden underneath a motorised cart carrying vegetables for sale. | The official said the bomb was hidden underneath a motorised cart carrying vegetables for sale. |
| The BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad says Sadr City has been struck often and provocatively in the past. | |
| The latest blast, apparently timed to hit the market at one of its busiest times, was one of the most deadly single attacks in the city so far this year, says our correspondent. | |
| There has been a recent rise in violence in Iraq, which, correspondents say, shows insurgents are intent on making the country's security situation appear unstable as the US withdrawal deadline approaches. | |
| But Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has said the violence will not delay the plans. |