Baghdad, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 14 people were killed and 31 wounded in a car bomb explosion near a church here Wednesday.

The attack occurred around noon, when the car bomb went off near Mar Youhanna church where people were celebrating Christmas, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying.
Iraq is witnessing its worst violence in recent years. According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, 8,109 Iraqis – including 952 members of Iraqi security forces – were killed in the country from January to November this year.

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