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Suicide bomber kills 19 in Shiite area of Baghdad

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AFP Baghdad
A suicide bomber killed at least 19 people at a market in the predominantly Shiite Muslim Baghdad neighbourhood of Kadhimiyah today, officials said.

The blast, which wounded dozens more, struck at about 2000IST (1530 GMT) in the Bab al-Darwaza market in Kadhimiyah, a northern area home to the shrine of a revered Shiite figure.

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First Published: Jun 26 2014 | 11:07 PM IST

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