Bomb kills 10 in cattle market south of Baghdad

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BAGHDAD, Mar 5 (AP): A car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 32 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, 95 kilometres south of Baghdad, said Iraqi police Maj Muthana Khalid.

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 US and Iraqi security forces in recent weeks.