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| Female bomber kills nine in Iraq | Female bomber kills nine in Iraq |
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| A female suicide bomber has killed nine people and wounded 12 others in an attack on an Iraqi market, police said. | A female suicide bomber has killed nine people and wounded 12 others in an attack on an Iraqi market, police said. |
| The attack took place in the al-Mafraq area west of Baquba in Diyala province, about 50 km (30 miles) north-east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. | |
| The use of women to carry out suicide bombings has become a regular tactic of al-Qaeda in Iraq. | The use of women to carry out suicide bombings has become a regular tactic of al-Qaeda in Iraq. |
| The US military says there have been more than 20 suicide bombings by women this year in Iraq. | The US military says there have been more than 20 suicide bombings by women this year in Iraq. |
| A BBC reporter in Baquba says women and children were among the casualties in Monday's attack. | |
| Women recruits | |
| Baquba is the capital of the restive Diyala province - one of the most dangerous parts of Iraq. | |
| Seven people were killed in the province on Sunday in an attack on a Kurdish politician. | |
| It has seen a series of suicide bombings by women over the past year. | |
| Last month, 15 people were killed and 39 wounded by a female suicide bomber in an attack near the local government complex in Baquba. | |
| Security officials say al-Qaeda has recruited women bombers because they are often subjected to lighter security checks than men. |