10 killed in Baghdad car bombing

Ten people were killed in a car bombing near the oil ministry in Baghdad in one of a spate of attacks on Thursday, adding to fears of spiraling violence in the run-up to the October 15 referendum on Iraq's new constitution.

The bombings and shootings came a day after a bomb attack in the town of Hilla, south of Baghdad, that killed 25 people as Shia Muslims gathered for prayers at the end of their first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

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