March 01, 2013 02:21 pm | Updated 02:21 pm IST - BAGHDAD
An Iraqi official said a pair of car bombs exploded at a livestock market in the south of the country, killing five and wounding dozens.
The head of the provincial council, Jubair al-Jabouri, said 70 people were wounded in the Friday attack in Diwaniyah.
Friday’s attacks come a day after bombings in Baghdad and towns south of the Iraqi capital killed at least 22 people.
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