By Xinhua
Baghdad : Eight people were killed and 15 others wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in an old marketplace in central Baghdad on Friday morning, an Interior Ministry source said.
The explosion took place in the Ghazil market, killing eight people and wounding 15 others, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
The blast also damaged dozens of shops, stalls and old buildings in the market, the source said.
The old market of Ghazil is just off bustling Jumhuriyah Streetin central Baghdad, where dozens of free sellers lined with shops selling live birds, fish and animals, especially on Friday when other markets closed for the Muslim day of rest.
Sporadic attacks continue in Baghdad, dealing a setback blow on the security in the capital after a relative lull of violence as a result of a U.S. military surge.