50 Killed In Iraq By Truck Bombs, Explosives And Gunfire -- New York Times
BAGHDAD —A Kia truck with explosives hidden in its cargo of watermelons exploded on Tuesday in Diwaniyah, a largely Shiite city in southern Iraq, leaving at least 40 people dead, including a 6-year-old boy, local officials said. It was the deadliest in a string of attacks on Tuesday in central and southern Iraq.
The truck bomb in Diwaniyah was detonated near the city’s main fish and vegetable market, where local officials had reopened the streets to vehicles less than five months ago after keeping them closed for years over security concerns. The area was crowded with morning shoppers at the time of the explosion.
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More News On Today's Bombings In Iraq
Iraq: 'Many killed' in series of bombings -- BBC
Market bombs kill 44 before Iraqi Shi'ite ritual -- Reuters
Bomb blasts kill 37 in Iraq, officials say -- CNN
Iraq bombs, market attacks leave 40 dead -- Boston.com/AP
Death toll rises to 40 in Iraq blast, at least 75 wounded - police -- RT
Iraq attacks herald bloody week as 36 die -- The Telegraph
Iraq Attacks Kill 36 -- Voice of America
Iraq attacks kill 36, wound 100 -- Sydney Morning Herald
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