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Car bomb kills 9, wounds 30 in Baghdad

04 May 2011 00:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in Iraq when a car bomb exploded Tuesday evening in Baghdad’s southern Doura district, a police source said, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

"Our latest report is nine killed and 30 wounded," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Several cars and nearby shops were damaged in the blast, he said, adding that the police has cordoned off the area.

Violence and sporadic high-profile bomb attacks continue in the Iraqi cities despite the dramatic decrease of violence over the last three years. The attacks underscore the challenges the Iraqi security forces are facing as they struggle to restore stability and normalcy in Iraqi cities about eight months before the departure of all American forces.