Baghdad car bomb kills 51 people

Updated: 19:18, Tuesday, 17 June 2008

A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad has killed at least 51 people and injured 75 others.

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The attack, the worst in two months, took place in the mainly Shia Al-Hurriyah neighbourhood at around 5.30pm (3.30pm Irish time).

Security officials said the victims were taken to several hospitals in the Iraqi capital.

The car bombing came hours after a bomb hidden on a motorcycle exploded at a checkpoint in north Baghdad, killing four fighters of  a group battling Al-Qaeda militants.

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