Car bomb kills 20 at Baghdad bus station

BAGHDAD - A parked car bomb exploded at rush hour Thursday in a busy bus station in southwest Baghdad, killing at least 20 people, a day after America's No. 2 diplomat in Iraq predicted progress by fall on bringing together Iraq's feuding factions.
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The blast went off at 8:15 a.m. in Baghdad's Baiyaa neighborhood, a police officer said on condition of anonymity because of security concerns. At least 40 minibuses were incinerated in the explosion, he said.

About 15 minutes later, three mortar rounds slammed into a popular shopping district in central Baghdad, killing three pedestrians, police said. The attack damaged shops in the Shorja market area and wounded 14 people, an officer said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to media.