Deadly car bomb hits Baghdad
Blast near city hospital kills six people and injures many.
![The car bomb targeted a security convoy near a hospital [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/200876114414705884_5.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
6 Jul 2008
Several shops near the hospital were also destroyed by the explosion.
Initial reports suggested that the blast targeted an interior ministry convoy.
Source: News Agencies
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