Car bomb kills 10 at busy Baghdad intersection
Tuesday's car bomb in Baghdad comes after a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Shiite place of worship in the capital on Monday
An Iraqi man speaks with a soldier at the site of a car bomb explosion in a commercial district of Baghdad on Tuesday (AFP)
Published date: 12 February 2015 21:45 GMT
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A car bomb ripped through a crowded Baghdad intersection during morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 10 people, Iraqi security officials said.
The blast in the Baghdad Jadida area in the east of the city also wounded 33 people.
Militants in Iraq frequently target crowded areas, including cafes, markets and mosques, in an effort to cause maximum casualties.
On Monday, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Shiite place of worship in the capital city's neighbourhood of Baghdad Jadida, killing 11 people.
Iraq is struggling to retake large areas overrun by a major militant offensive which gained momentum in June when the group seized Iraq's second largest city, Mosul.
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