10 killed in Iraq bombings

At least 10 people were killed and 45 others injured in three back-to-back bombings in the Iraqi port city of Basra, police said.

At least 10 people were killed and 45 others injured in three back-to-back bombings in the Iraqi port city of Basra, police said.

A roadside bomb exploded at the crowded al-Haramiya market, and while local people and police rushed to the scene to help the injured, another roadside bomb and a motorcycle bomb exploded, causing more casualties, a police officer told Xinhua.

A number of nearby vehicles and buildings were damaged in the explosions.

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Many of the casualties were police and army troopers who were at the scene of the first blast, he said.