belfasttelegraph

Thursday 20 June 2013

Roadside Bomb in Baghdad kills at least Five

A roadside bomb explosion near a mobile phone shop in a busy commercial area

of central Baghdad killed at least five people and wounded 17 today, police

said.

The bomb detonated at about 11:15am near Tahrir Square in the centre of the

city, police Lt. Ali Metaab said.

The square is in one of Baghdad's most popular commercial areas, with shops

specialising in electronic goods, photographers' equipment and mobile

telephones. The city's central bus station is also located in the area.

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