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Car bomb blew up in Shaab Shi'ite district of Baghdad: Police

Published: 30 May 2016 - 09:58 am | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 04:44 pm
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BAGHDAD: Eleven people were killed and 18 injured on Monday when a car bomb blew up in Baghdad's northern Shaab Shi'ite district, police and medical sources said.

The attack comes as Iraqi forces and Shi'ite militias fight Islamic State militants in Falluja, their stronghold just west of the capital.

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