Car bomb attack in Iraq kills 15 civilians
Fifteen civilians were killed and 17 others wounded today when a parked car bomb exploded in central Baghdad, Iraqi police said.
Five cars were incinerated by the blast, which occurred in al-Hurriyah square in the Karradah neighbourhood.
Explosives had been planted in a vehicle, and were detonated at about 10.15am local time, police said.
The predominantly Shiite area also was hit by a devastating explosion on Thursday that levelled buildings and left at least 61 people dead.
