Nine killed in Baghdad car bombing

A car bomb exploded beside an open-air market in Baghdad today, killing nine civilians and injuring 11 others, police said.

A car bomb exploded beside an open-air market in Baghdad today, killing nine civilians and injuring 11 others, police said.

The explosion happened in Jadida, a mostly Shiite district in the eastern part of the Iraqi capital.

The targeted area often attracts crowds of shoppers, as well as labourers looking for work.

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