Bomb in parked car kills 16 in Baghdad
source: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/26/mideast/iraq.php
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BAGHDAD: A bomb in a parked car exploded on a street lined with market stalls in this city's Shaab district early Thursday afternoon, killing 16 and wounding 35, mostly women and children, according to the Ministry of Interior.
The street had been opened to car traffic only a month ago.
While the death toll was high, it could have been much higher if the bomb had gone off a few hours earlier. It detonated at 1 p.m., when most vendors, shopkeepers and shoppers had gone home for lunch.
The bombing was the second major attack in the Baghdad area this week, after a bombing in Abu Ghraib on Monday that left at least nine dead.
Iraqi and U.S. military officials emphasized a nationwide drop in attacks at a news conference Wednesday in the Baghdad Green Zone, but acknowledged that the violence was not over.
On Wednesday, an official from the Ministry of Justice and three others were wounded in central Baghdad by an explosive device that had been attached to the official's car. Also on Wednesday, two roadside bombs exploded in northern Baghdad, not far from Shaab, leaving several wounded.
The street had been opened to car traffic only a month ago.
While the death toll was high, it could have been much higher if the bomb had gone off a few hours earlier. It detonated at 1 p.m., when most vendors, shopkeepers and shoppers had gone home for lunch.
The bombing was the second major attack in the Baghdad area this week, after a bombing in Abu Ghraib on Monday that left at least nine dead.
Iraqi and U.S. military officials emphasized a nationwide drop in attacks at a news conference Wednesday in the Baghdad Green Zone, but acknowledged that the violence was not over.
On Wednesday, an official from the Ministry of Justice and three others were wounded in central Baghdad by an explosive device that had been attached to the official's car. Also on Wednesday, two roadside bombs exploded in northern Baghdad, not far from Shaab, leaving several wounded.
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