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| Ten dead in Iraq fuel truck bomb | Ten dead in Iraq fuel truck bomb |
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| A suicide bomber driving a fuel truck has slammed into a police compound in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least 10 people. | A suicide bomber driving a fuel truck has slammed into a police compound in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least 10 people. |
| Police said civilians bore the brunt of the attack at the Tamam police station. Twenty people were wounded. | Police said civilians bore the brunt of the attack at the Tamam police station. Twenty people were wounded. |
| The authorities imposed an curfew after the early morning blast which was heard throughout the city. | The authorities imposed an curfew after the early morning blast which was heard throughout the city. |
| Mosul is an ethnically and religiously mixed city 390km (240 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. | Mosul is an ethnically and religiously mixed city 390km (240 miles) north of the capital Baghdad. |
| Correspondents say it has witnessed a recent escalation of violence, with Sunni Arab insurgents battling US troops and the Shia-led led government in Baghdad. | Correspondents say it has witnessed a recent escalation of violence, with Sunni Arab insurgents battling US troops and the Shia-led led government in Baghdad. |
| Many of the casualties were motorists waiting to buy fuel at a nearby petrol station, police said. About 30 vehicles were damaged. |