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Sunday, March 6, 2016
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Sunday, March 6, 2016
47 killed in Baghdad suicide bombing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA suicide bomber rams his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing at least 47 people and wounding dozens, officials say, the latest episode in an uptick in violence in the war-ravaged country.
The death toll includes 39 civilians, officials say, while the rest are members of the security forces.
The attacker struck shortly after noon when the checkpoint at one of the entrances to the city of Hillah was crowded with dozens of cars, a police officer says.
— AP
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