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| Suicide bomber kills Iraqi police | |
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| A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people in the central Iraqi town of Baquba, including the city's chief of police, officials say. | |
| They say the bomber entered a mosque compound where police officers were at a meal to mark the breaking of the daily fast during Ramadan. | They say the bomber entered a mosque compound where police officers were at a meal to mark the breaking of the daily fast during Ramadan. |
| The Baquba police chief was named as Brig Gen Ali Dalyan. | The Baquba police chief was named as Brig Gen Ali Dalyan. |
| Baquba is the capital Diyala province, which has seen recent offensives by US and Iraqi troops targeting militants. | Baquba is the capital Diyala province, which has seen recent offensives by US and Iraqi troops targeting militants. |
| Earlier, six people were killed in a suicide truck bombing at a security checkpoint near the city of Mosul. | Earlier, six people were killed in a suicide truck bombing at a security checkpoint near the city of Mosul. |