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Car Bomb Kills 51 at Baghdad Market

It's the deadliest attack in 3 months

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 17, 2008 5:18 PM CDT
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(AP) – A car bomb tore through a market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad today, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozens, officials said. It was the deadliest such attack in more than three months. Nobody claimed responsibility, but it bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which is known to use car bombs and suicide attacks.

The attack occurred just before 6 pm as the market in the northwestern Hurriyah neighborhood was packed with shoppers preparing for their evening meals. The casualty toll spiked to at least 51 killed and 75 wounded after rescue crews extinguished the blaze and found the bodies of dozens of victims. US officials have consistently said that they have al-Qaeda in Iraq on the run but warned that the insurgents retain the ability to stage high-profile attacks.

Iraqi soldiers gather weapons seized in Amarah, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
Iraqi soldiers gather weapons seized in Amarah, 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.   (HADI MIZBAN)
A member of a U.S.-allied awakening group is treated for his wounds after a suicide bombing in northern Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
A member of a U.S.-allied awakening group is treated for his wounds after a suicide bombing in northern Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.   (KARIM KADIM)
U.S.-allied fighters collect the body of their comrade, killed by a suicide bomber in Baghdad Tuesday, June 17, 2008. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck their checkpoint.
U.S.-allied fighters collect the body of their comrade, killed by a suicide bomber in Baghdad Tuesday, June 17, 2008. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck their checkpoint.   (KARIM KADIM)
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