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| Market in Iraq 'hit by car bomb' | Market in Iraq 'hit by car bomb' |
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| A car bomb has exploded in a crowded market place in the town of Haditha in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, police say. | A car bomb has exploded in a crowded market place in the town of Haditha in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, police say. |
| At least six people have been killed and many more injured. The bomb exploded at 1030 local time (0730 GMT). | At least six people have been killed and many more injured. The bomb exploded at 1030 local time (0730 GMT). |
| It is not yet known who was behind the attack or what the motive was. | It is not yet known who was behind the attack or what the motive was. |
| It comes two days after a series of bombings outside mosques in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, which killed at least 29 people. | It comes two days after a series of bombings outside mosques in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, which killed at least 29 people. |
| Anbar province used to be a stronghold for Sunni militants, but violence dropped after tribal leaders allied themselves with US forces. | Anbar province used to be a stronghold for Sunni militants, but violence dropped after tribal leaders allied themselves with US forces. |
| These attacks come one month after the US troops pulled out of cities across Iraq, handing security over to their Iraqi colleagues. | |
| The BBC's Natalia Antelava in Baghdad says many people were happy to see the American troops leave, but at the same time there is also a real sense of nervousness here about whether the Iraqi security services are capable of protecting them. | |
| The government insists that they are, but the officials also say that the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. |