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Bus bomb in north Iraq kills 14 | Bus bomb in north Iraq kills 14 |
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A suicide bomber has killed 14 people in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Reports say the attacker boarded a bus and then detonated a device. | A suicide bomber has killed 14 people in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Reports say the attacker boarded a bus and then detonated a device. |
The Iraqi government and US military believe that al-Qaeda militants have regrouped in Mosul, after being displaced from Baghdad and other areas. | The Iraqi government and US military believe that al-Qaeda militants have regrouped in Mosul, after being displaced from Baghdad and other areas. |
In January a massive explosion at a apartment block in Mosul killed more than 60 people. | In January a massive explosion at a apartment block in Mosul killed more than 60 people. |
Insurgents were believed to be using the building to store munitions. | Insurgents were believed to be using the building to store munitions. |
Iraqi and US forces have been reinforced in the city, 350km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, after a series of attacks, in one of which the police chief was killed. | Iraqi and US forces have been reinforced in the city, 350km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, after a series of attacks, in one of which the police chief was killed. |
Police in Mosul said the bus involved in Tuesday's blast was carrying passengers to Syria, Reuters has reported. | Police in Mosul said the bus involved in Tuesday's blast was carrying passengers to Syria, Reuters has reported. |
Also on Tuesday, near the city of Baquba, police said gunmen had seized 21 civilians from two minibuses. | |
The men were taken away after being stopped at a fake checkpoint. | |
Three women who had been on one of the minibuses were not taken. |