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| Iraq bomb kills police recruits | Iraq bomb kills police recruits |
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| At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi province of Diyala. | At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi province of Diyala. |
| The bomber attacked a queue of police recruits in the town of Jalawlah, just before midday local time (0900 GMT). | The bomber attacked a queue of police recruits in the town of Jalawlah, just before midday local time (0900 GMT). |
| This is the latest in a series of attacks, launched mainly by Sunni Islamists in Diyala. | This is the latest in a series of attacks, launched mainly by Sunni Islamists in Diyala. |
| Last month, Iraqi forces detained hundreds of people in the province in operations against Sunni insurgents. | Last month, Iraqi forces detained hundreds of people in the province in operations against Sunni insurgents. |
| Diyala has emerged as one of Iraq's most dangerous regions. | |
| Groups in the province linked to al-Queda regularly attack members of Sunni "Awakening" groups - former insurgents who have turned against al-Queda and which are supported and financed by the United States military. |