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Baghdad blast kills 2, wounds 17
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-08-19 03:43

BAGHDAD: Two people were killed, 17 others injured when a roadside bomb exploded near a market in southern Baghdad, police source said.

The explosion occurred at 8:15 pm Tuesday in Al- Dora area of southern Baghdad, and several shops were also damaged, the source said.