BAGHDAD -- A bomb exploded in Western Baghdad Monday, killing nine civilians and wounding 23 other people, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
The bomb was detonated near auto repair shops in a commercial area of the Abu Ghraib district, CNN reported.
A number of parked cars nearby burst into flames and a car showroom was damaged, the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported.
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