Iraq officials say Baghdad car bomb has killed 12
Source: AP-EXCITE
By SAMEER N. YACOUB
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police officials say a car bomb detonated in a busy commercial district in central Baghdad has killed at least 12 people.
Officials say the bombing took place in the eastern Baghdad district of Ur on Monday evening.
The explosion also wounded at least 25 people.
Medical officials confirmed the casualty figures. All officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
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FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 file photo, Kurdish Peshmerga fighters detain a man suspected as a militant for the Islamic State group, as airstrikes target Islamic State militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside of the city of Irbil in northern Iraq. Iraqi Kurdish forces have begun receiving training from western allies including the United States as they seek to beef up their capabilities against the Islamic State militant group, a top Kurdish security official said Monday, Sept. 22, 2014.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
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