Seven dead in Iraq market blast

At least 22 others were injured when a car bomb exploded at a market in the northern city of Mosul.

A car bomb exploded in a market in the northern city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, police said.

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The attack was aimed at a police patrol but missed its target and hit the market instead.

At least seven civilians were killed and 22 were wounded, Dr. Baha al-Bakri of the Mosul General Hospital said.