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| Deadly car bomb hits Iraqi city | Deadly car bomb hits Iraqi city |
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| A car bomb has killed at least 30 people and injured 50 in the central Iraqi city of Baquba, police officials report. | |
| The bomb exploded outside the main court building in the city, which is 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad. | The bomb exploded outside the main court building in the city, which is 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad. |
| Details are still coming in and the death toll is expected to rise. | Details are still coming in and the death toll is expected to rise. |
| Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, has been an insurgent stronghold and the scene of intensive US and Iraqi operations targeting militants. | |
| The bomb was planted in a car parked outside a restaurant opposite the court building, a police officers said. | |
| It exploded just before noon, when the area was crowded with people visiting government offices and eating lunch at the restaurant, the Associated Press reported. | |
| A police officer said the casualties included women and children. |