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| Deadly bombings hit Iraqi cities | |
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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. | 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 a restaurant opposite the main court building in the city, which is 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad. | |
| Shortly afterwards police said a bomb in the western city of Ramadi had killed 13 people. | |
| That also targeted a restaurant. About 14 people were reported injured. | |
| Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, has been an insurgent stronghold and the scene of intensive US and Iraqi operations targeting militants. | Baquba, the capital of Diyala province, has been an insurgent stronghold and the scene of intensive US and Iraqi operations targeting militants. |
| The bomb there exploded just before noon, when the area was crowded with people visiting government offices and eating lunch at the restaurant, the Associated Press news agency reported. | |
| A police officer said the casualties included women and children. | A police officer said the casualties included women and children. |
| Medical sources said ambulances were struggling to get the wounded to hospitals because of the sheer number of victims. |