At least nine civilians have been killed and 23 wounded in a bomb attack in central Baghdad, Iraqi police say.

A parked car packed with explosives was detonated as an American patrol passed, a police source told the BBC.

An American soldier was also said to have been killed, but a US military spokesman was unable to confirm that.

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Iraqi figures say at least 966 civilians, not including police, were also killed last month.

(BBC)

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