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Suicide bombing rocks Iraqi city | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Fifteen people have been killed and 39 wounded by a female suicide bomber in the northern Iraqi city of Baquba. | |
The bomber detonated the device in front of a group of policemen at the entrance to a local government and law courts complex. | |
A number of civilians are said to be among the casualties. | |
Previous bomb attacks in the Baquba area have been blamed on Sunni insurgents said to have links with the al-Qaeda network. | |
Doctor Ahmed Fuad, at Baquba's hospital, was quoted by AFP news agency as saying that among those killed in the latest bombing were eight policemen, two women and one child. | |
Several vehicles caught fire as a result of the explosion, while some nearby buildings were damaged by the impact. | |
Women recruits | |
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. |
It has seen a series of suicide bombings by women over the past year. | |
Security officials say al-Qaeda has recruited women bombers because they are often subjected to lighter security checks than men. | |
Last Tuesday more than 60 people were killed in a car bomb attack in Baghdad. The Americans blamed what they termed renegade Shia militiamen trying to incite inter-communal violence. | |
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. |
Despite such attacks, overall levels of violence in Iraq are at a four-year low. | |