Blasts Hit Iraqi Markets, Police Patrol; 16 Civilians Dead

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Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:33:02 +0000
AHN Staff

Baghdad, Iraq (AHN) - A bomb exploded at a market in southern Baghdad and two other explosions in Mosul, Nineveh province also hit a market and police patrol Friday. The mayhem killed 16 Iraqi civilians.

The bomb attack on a market in Abu Dshir, a mainly Shia enclave in the predominantly Sunni district of Dora, resulted in 13 deaths, including women and children, while 27 were wounded, authorities said. Shops and parked cars were also destroyed.

The attack on another market in Mosul killed two people and injured 12 others. The explosion targeting a police patrol in Mosul killed one person and wounded 12 others.