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| Iraqi police hit by suicide bomb | Iraqi police hit by suicide bomb |
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| At least 15 people have been killed by a female suicide bomber in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba, police say. | At least 15 people have been killed by a female suicide bomber in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba, police say. |
| The attack occurred in front of police units standing near the entrance of a local government and court complex. At least 39 people were wounded. | The attack occurred in front of police units standing near the entrance of a local government and court complex. At least 39 people were wounded. |
| Baquba is the capital of the restive Diyala province - one of the most dangerous parts of Iraq. | Baquba is the capital of the restive Diyala province - one of the most dangerous parts of Iraq. |
| The attack comes as figures show violence across Iraq has dropped to a four-year low. | The attack comes as figures show violence across Iraq has dropped to a four-year low. |
| However, correspondents say militants are still capable of launching deadly attacks. On Tuesday, a car bomb explosion at a busy bus stop in northern Baghdad killed 51 people and left another 75 wounded. | However, correspondents say militants are still capable of launching deadly attacks. On Tuesday, a car bomb explosion at a busy bus stop in northern Baghdad killed 51 people and left another 75 wounded. |
| It was the deadliest bombing in Iraq's capital for weeks, following a security drive by Iraqi and US forces. | It was the deadliest bombing in Iraq's capital for weeks, following a security drive by Iraqi and US forces. |
| Female bombers | |
| Police officials said the woman walked over to a group of policemen as they ate lunch at an outdoor restaurant before detonating a suicide vest she was wearing. | |
| Those killed included a number of civilians, witnesses said. | |
| There have been a number of attacks in Iraq in the past few months carried out by female suicide bombers - some in Diyala province. | |
| They have all been blamed on al-Qaeda. No-one has said who was behind the latest attack. |