Car bomb hits Iraq's Basra, at least 10 killed

BASRA, Iraq, June 23 (Reuters) A car bomb exploded near a petrol station in the southern Iraqi city of Basra today killing at least 10 people, police said.

A Reuters cameraman at the scene said he saw several bodies.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last month declared a state emergency in Basra, Iraq's second largest city, which has been gripped by violence.

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