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Gavin Blackburn

Officials in Iraq struggle to identify 18 bodies from shopping centre fire that reportedly killed 63

Officials in Iraq have been struggling on Friday to identify more than a dozen bodies pulled from a deadly fire in a shopping centre, as investigations continue to determine the cause of the blaze.

An Iraqi medical official who spoke on condition of anonymity said the final death toll from Wednesday’s fire was 63, including 18 bodies that could not be identified due to the severity of the burns and would undergo DNA testing.

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