A car bomb exploded in Baghdad on Friday, killing at least nine people, police said.
Hospital sources said 31 people were wounded in the blast, near a bridge in central Baghdad.
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The explosion underlined security challenges facing Iraq's new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who has vowed to use maximum force to crush insurgent violence.
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