Insurgents put the brakes on sale of older cars in Iraq
Car bombs prompt government to ban sales of vehicles favored by militants.
Friday, June 24, 2005
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Car sales in Baghdad, which spiraled after the fall of Saddam Hussein, are in decline following a decree banning the purchase of vehicles made before 2000 - a move partly prompted by concern they were falling into the hands of suicide bombers.
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