Homemade bombs kill 3 in Baghdad

The motive of the attack is unclear, but stores selling alcohol have been targeted before by religious extremists.

A homemade bomb exploded near a Baghdad liquor shop on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding two, police said.

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Lt Ali Mittab said the blast completely destroyed the liquor shop situated in central Baghdad's bustling Fadel area and damaged several other shops. Mittab said the three people killed and two wounded were passers-by.

The motive of the attack is unclear, but stores selling alcohol have been targeted before by religious extremists.