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Explosions kill 16 Iraqi civilians

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  • Car bomb in Baghdad kills 12, leaves 22 wounded
  • Women and children among the casualties in Shiite enclave
  • Improvised explosive device leaves four dead in Mosul
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A car bomb exploded Friday in an outdoor market in southern Baghdad, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 22, an Interior Ministry official said.

Women and children were among the casualties from the explosion in the Shiite enclave in the Dora neighborhood, the official said.

In a separate incident Friday, an improvised explosive device killed four Iraqis and wounded 18 during an attack against an Iraqi Police mounted patrol in Mosul, north of Baghdad, according to a written statement from the Multi-National Division-North. Two Iraqi policemen were wounded.

CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report.

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