Iraq suicide bomb kills 23

A suicide bomber has detonated a car packed with explosives in central Baghdad. It is the second attack on the Iraqi capital in a week.

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Rescuers search through rubble after Baghdad bomb kills 23

Firefighters and rescuers search for victims at the site of a bomb attack in the central Bab al-Muadham area in Baghdad, Iraq.

Firefighters and rescuers search for victims at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad Credit: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban

A suicide bomber detonated explosives in a car outside Iraq's main religious affairs office for Shiite Muslims tearing down part of the three-story building and killing 23 and wounding scores of people, police said.

Firefighters and rescuers search for victims at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad Credit: AP Photo/Hadi Mizban
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