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Suicide car bomb kills up to 13 in Iraq’s Najaf

A suicide car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint near a busy market in the holy Shi’ite city of Najaf on Wednesday, killing 13 people and wounding 35, a spokesman at the police media office said. Another police source and a hospital doctor put the death toll at 11, with between 35 and 38 wounded. Authorities in Iraq frequently give varying tolls and exact numbers are often impossible to pin down. Full Story