Car bomb explodes in Iraqi city of Samarra, killing 14
Source: Reuters
SAMARRA, Iraq | Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:13pm EDT
(Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a street lined with shops in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Saturday, killing at least 14 people, police and medics said.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Islamist and other insurgents, including al Qaeda have been regaining ground this year, reversing a decline in sectarian bloodshed that reached a peak in 2006-7.
More than 6,000 people have been killed in acts of violence across the country so far this year, as Iraq's sectarian balance comes under acute strain from the civil war in neighboring Syria.
"I stopped my car to buy sweets for my kids from a nearby shop when suddenly a huge blast shook the area," said 45-year-old teacher Kamal Mahmoud.
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