At least 10 dead in car bomb blast

A car bomb exploded near a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad today, killing at least 10 people and injuring about 25, police said.

The blast occurred in the public market in Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad, a short distance from the mosque, police Captain Rasheed al-Samaraie said.

No further details were available.

Mahmoudiya is a religiously mixed city on the Euphrates river and has been the scene of frequent vehicle bombings over the past two years.