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Car bomb kills and injures dozens

10 Jun 2009
A car bomb has ripped through a crowded market in southern Iraq killing at least 32 people, and wounding 70. The incident happened in Al-Bathaa, a Shi'ite Muslim town 20 miles west of Nassariya, the town had previously seen little violence. Hospital officials have appealed for assistance from neighbouring cities to help them cope with the wounded.