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Baghdad market bombing kills 24 Iraq bombs leave at least 36 dead
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A bomb has exploded at a busy Baghdad market killing 24 people and injuring more than 35, Iraqi police say.A bomb has exploded at a busy Baghdad market killing 24 people and injuring more than 35, Iraqi police say.
The al-Shurja market has been frequently targeted. A blast there three weeks ago killed 10 people. Witnesses said body parts and debris were strewn across the Shurja market, a scene of frequent attacks.
Earlier on Wednesday, a bomb blast at an army recruitment centre in the town of Hilla killed 12 people, police said. Just hours earlier, a blast at an army recruitment centre in the town of Hilla killed 12 people, and left 38 others injured, police said.
Some 38 others were wounded in the Hilla attack, 90km (65 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad.
Hilla, the capital of the mixed Sunni and Shia province of Babel, has been frequently targeted by insurgents.Hilla, the capital of the mixed Sunni and Shia province of Babel, has been frequently targeted by insurgents.
Initial reports suggest the bomb was attached to a bicycle or motorcycle and exploded at about 0800 (0400 GMT).
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 blasts are the latest in a series of attacks which have killed dozens of people across Iraq since the weekend.Wednesday's blasts are the latest in a series of attacks which have killed dozens of people across Iraq since the weekend.
A roadside bomb went off at the Shurja market at around 1000 local time (0600 GMT), police said.
Renewed attack
"There are patches of blood everywhere in the area and firefighters are fighting to quell the fire as many shops are burning," a police officer told the French news agency AFP.
Shurja, a teeming maze of streets and stalls, is one of Baghdad's biggest markets.
It has been attacked before. A blast there three weeks ago left 10 people dead.
Earlier on Wednesday morning at around 0800 (0400 GMT) , a crowd had gathered outside an army recruitment centre in Hilla when a bomb exploded.
A police spokesman said it was believed the bomb was attached to a bicycle or motorcycle.
Recruitment centres for the Iraqi army and police have been frequent targets for insurgents.
Hilla was the scene of the bloodiest single attack in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 when about 125 people were killed by a suicide bomber in February 2005.