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Car bombs kill at least 7 civilians in Iraq
Source: AP
BAGHDAD (AP) — Car bombs ripped through commercial areas in and around the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least seven civilians, officials said.
The deadliest attack was in the town of Mahmoudiya, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Baghdad, where a car bomb killed at least four civilians and wounded another nine, a police officer said.
Three others were killed and 13 wounded in another car bomb explosion in Baghdad's southwestern Amil neighborhood, he added.
Medical officials confirmed the toll. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release information.
Read more: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/apr/26/car-bombings-kill-at-least-6-civilians-in-around/
