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Iraq army centre blast kills 12 Baghdad market bombing kills 24
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At least 12 people have been killed in a bomb blast at an army recruitment centre in the Iraqi town of Hilla, Iraqi police have said. A bomb has exploded at a busy Baghdad market killing 24 people and injuring more than 35, Iraqi police say.
Some 38 others were wounded in the attack, 90km (65 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad. The al-Shurja market has been frequently targeted - a blast three weeks ago killed 10 people.
Initial reports suggest the bomb was attached to a bicycle or motorcycle and exploded at about 0800 (0400 GMT). Earlier on Wednesday, a bomb blast at an army recruitment centre in the town of Hilla killed 12 people, police said.
Hilla, the capital of the mixed Sunni and Shia province of Babel, has been frequently targeted by insurgents. Some 38 others were wounded in the Hilla attack, 90km (65 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad.
About 125 people were killed by a suicide car bomber in Hilla in February 2005 in the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003.
Wednesday's blast is the latest in a series of attacks which have killed dozens of people across Iraq since the weekend.