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Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5

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Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people and wounding dozens, police and health officials said.

 

Two police officials said the bird market in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City was crowded with shoppers when the bombs exploded at around 7:00 am. At least 37 people were wounded in the blasts, officials said. (AP)

 

 

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