At least 80 killed in Baghdad car bombing
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-14 13:37

The casualty toll from a car bombing in Baghdad on Wednesday climbed to at least 80 dead and 120 wounded, police said.

An Iraqi soldier secures the scene following an explosion in Baghdad, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005. [AP]

The blast killed mostly labourers who had gathered to look for work in the mostly Shi'ite district of Kathimiya, witnesses said.

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