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Baquba bomb: Deadly blast hits Iraq city | |
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At least 18 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in bomb attack in Baquba in eastern Iraq, local sources have said. | |
A vehicle bomb exploded in a marketplace, security and medical sources told Reuters news agency. | |
There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. | |
Last year, the city was the scene of fierce fighting between so-called Islamic State (IS) militants and pro-government militias. | |
Government forces managed to push them back from the city which is just 60km (37 miles) from the capital, Baghdad. |