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Car bomb kills 8 in Shiite enclave in Baghdad

At least 22 people wounded in attack in market area, police say

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updated 11:24 a.m. ET Oct. 10, 2008

BAGHDAD - Eight people were killed Friday after a car bomb struck a market in a Shiite enclave in southwestern Baghdad, police said.

Police said 22 people were wounded in the blast.

Two police officers said a car parked in the main market area of Abu Dshir exploded at 4:30 p.m. Abu Dshir is a Shiite enclave in the majority Sunni neighborhood of Dora.

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The police officers spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media.

Dora is a former insurgent stronghold but security has significant improved there over the last year.

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