Car bomb kills five in Baghdad after curfew lifted

maddezmom

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Fri Mar-23-07 08:32 AM
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Car bomb kills five in Baghdad after curfew lifted

Source: Reuters

Car bomb kills five in Baghdad after curfew lifted

BAGHDAD, March 23 (Reuters) - Five people were killed and 20 wounded on Friday when a car bomb exploded in the Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold of Sadr City, police said.

The blast took place minutes after the expiry of a weekly four-hour vehicle curfew that is aimed at protecting worshippers during Friday prayers. It was not clear whether the vehicle had been parked before the curfew or placed there afterwards.

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Javaman

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Fri Mar-23-07 10:04 AM
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1. Seems like the "new plan" is working wonders...

not for the people of course.

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