Car Bomb Kills 10 At Iraq Cattle Market

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Source: CBS New/AP

Iraqi Officials Say At Least 45 Others Wounded In Attack 60 Miles South Of Baghdad

(AP) A car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 45 others, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

The parked car exploded at the height of the morning buying and selling at the market on the outskirts of Hillah, 60 miles south of Baghdad, said Iraqi police Maj. Muthana Khalid. A witness said the blast scattered bodies and animal carcasses throughout the market.

While violence has declined dramatically in Iraq during the past 18 months, there are growing concerns about a possible upward trend in bloodshed after a series of high-profile attacks on civilians and U.S. and Iraqi security forces in recent weeks.

All of the dead and injured in Thursday's bombing were civilians, Khalid said. Dr. Hussam al-Janabi, a medical official in Hillah, confirmed the casualty figures.

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1. A bomb in a bull?

Somebody just had to say it.