Baghdad suicide bomber kills at least 18
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It has been reported that a bomber has detonated an explosives-laden car in the centre of Baghdad killing at least 18 civilians and injuring well over 60.
The car was exploded at around 2pm local time in the Bab al-Sharij area of the city, damaging dozens of nearby shops.
A local shopkeeper told AFP that two men parked a BMW car in front of his shop and one of them stepped out, while the other remained seated in the vehicle.
"I went up to the man in the car and asked him to move it. He said 'Just have patience. I will move in a minute as I am waiting for my friend.' A few seconds later the car exploded," the shopkeeper said, adding the blast happened just after he had returned to his shop.
"I fainted in my shop from the impact of the explosion. I woke up after somebody threw water on my face. I miraculously escaped the bombing."
The car was exploded at around 2pm local time in the Bab al-Sharij area of the city, damaging dozens of nearby shops.
A local shopkeeper told AFP that two men parked a BMW car in front of his shop and one of them stepped out, while the other remained seated in the vehicle.
"I went up to the man in the car and asked him to move it. He said 'Just have patience. I will move in a minute as I am waiting for my friend.' A few seconds later the car exploded," the shopkeeper said, adding the blast happened just after he had returned to his shop.
"I fainted in my shop from the impact of the explosion. I woke up after somebody threw water on my face. I miraculously escaped the bombing."
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