Killing continues in Iraq

A suicide car bomb struck a market in the Shiite district of Sadr City and police said 17 people died today, a day after a blast targeting university students killed 70 in what appeared to be a renewed campaign of Sunni insurgent violence against Shiites.

The latest explosion occurred at 3.55pm near the outdoor Mereidi market, one of the neighbourhood’s most popular commercial centres, and wounded 33 people, police said.