Tuesday, October 11 2005 16:13 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Baghdad: A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in a town in northwest Iraq today (Oct 11, 2005), killing 30 Iraqis and wounding 35, police said.

The blast occurred at about 11 a.m. in Tal Afar, 420 kilometres northwest of Baghdad, when the bomb was detonated by remote control as many people shopped in the market, said Brig. Najim Abdullah, the town's police chief. He said no Iraqi security forces or U.S. soldiers were in the area at the time.