Car bomb in northern Iraq kills 25

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

BAQUBA, Iraq Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:07pm EST

(Reuters) - A car bomb exploded in a busy market in northeastern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 30, the town's mayor and medical sources said.

Iraq is suffering its worst wave of violence in at least five years, with insurgents targeting mainly Shi'ite Muslim civilians in attacks on public places such as shopping areas and cafes.

The attack took place in Sadiya, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad.

"I was sitting in my store when I heard a huge explosion. I could not recognize anything because dust engulfed the place. Shattered glass was everywhere," grocery store owner Suhair Gadhban told Reuters by telephone, adding that he was wounded in the leg.

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[Victor_c3]

1. I spent 13 months hanging out around Baqubah

Not much else to add at the moment, but it is terribly sad that these people are subjected constantly to this sort of violence and most people outside of Iraq hardly notice.

[MyNameGoesHere]

2. Americas long list

of destabilizing and then looking the other way. Wouldn't it just be better policy to not try to be the worlds bully?

[ErikJ]

3. I heard Iraqi lady complain that "we never had suicide bombings before the war" nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. That's part of our enduring gift to the Iraqis.

[quadrature]

5. these people need a divorce ...nt

[penultimate]

6. Stop killing each other, guise.

I feel so bad for the normal people just trying to live their lives there.

[passiveporcupine]

7. Nothing to see here

Move on. These people don't count.

Sadly! They don't to most people.