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Bombs Kill 69 at Busy Baghdad Markets

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At least 80 wounded.

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A series of attacks in busy Baghdad markets and a restaurant have killed at least 69 people and wounded scores of others Tuesday, officials said. An outdoor market in a majority-Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad was struck by a car bomb. Meanwhile, a second bomb in another neighborhood market killed and wounded many others. In another neighborhood, nine were killed and another 18 wounded at a restaurant. ISIS has claimed responsibility for two of the three attacks.

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