Baghdad Car Bombing Kills 27
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BAGHDAD (AP) – A car bomb ripped through a wholesale food market in western Baghdad on Sunday, flattening cars and shops and killing at least 27 people in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in recent days. The attack came amid an 11-week-old crackdown by American-led forces intended to bring stability to Baghdad.