Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded on Friday at an open-air market in a Shia town northeast of Baghdad, killing 23 people and wounding more than 50, Iraqi police and hospital officials said.
The bombing struck the town of Khalis, 50 miles north of Baghdad, a former al-Qaeda stronghold that has seen several blasts. In March, twin bombings struck a restaurant in the same town, killing 57.
Shias were also the main targets in a string of attacks across the country two weeks ago that killed 119 people, the worst day of violence so far this year.
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