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| At least 35 people have been killed in a double suicide bombing in the Iraqi province of Diyala, officials say. | At least 35 people have been killed in a double suicide bombing in the Iraqi province of Diyala, officials say. |
| The attack hit a busy market in the town of Balad Ruz, 30km (20 miles) east of Baquba. At least 76 other people are said to have been injured. | |
| First, a woman suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt. When police arrived at the scene, a man blew himself up among bystanders, causing huge damage. | First, a woman suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt. When police arrived at the scene, a man blew himself up among bystanders, causing huge damage. |
| The attack comes as Iraq says at least 968 civilians were killed in April. | The attack comes as Iraq says at least 968 civilians were killed in April. |
| Officials fear that the number of people killed in the Balad Ruz attack will rise further. | |
| The finger of blame is bound to be pointed at al-Qaeda in Iraq or its sympathisers, the BBC's Clive Myrie in Baghdad says. | The finger of blame is bound to be pointed at al-Qaeda in Iraq or its sympathisers, the BBC's Clive Myrie in Baghdad says. |
| The Sunni extremist group's fighters are believed to have tried to regroup in this region since being driven out of Anbar province and the capital in recent months, our correspondent adds. | The Sunni extremist group's fighters are believed to have tried to regroup in this region since being driven out of Anbar province and the capital in recent months, our correspondent adds. |
| 'Depraved' Maliki | 'Depraved' Maliki |
| Meanwhile, Iraqi government troops, backed by the US military, is continuing to fight a tough battle against Shia militia groups in Baghdad. | Meanwhile, Iraqi government troops, backed by the US military, is continuing to fight a tough battle against Shia militia groups in Baghdad. |
| The fighting, in which more than 400 people have died over the last month, has been concentrated in the capital's eastern district of Sadr City, a stronghold of the Mehdi Army militia of the Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr. | The fighting, in which more than 400 people have died over the last month, has been concentrated in the capital's eastern district of Sadr City, a stronghold of the Mehdi Army militia of the Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr. |
| On Thursday, Iraqi deputies denounced the government, using a quotation from the Koran to describe Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki as "depraved". | On Thursday, Iraqi deputies denounced the government, using a quotation from the Koran to describe Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki as "depraved". |
| The criticism came from the bloc of MPs who support the Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr - which once backed Mr Maliki. | The criticism came from the bloc of MPs who support the Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr - which once backed Mr Maliki. |
| Nine people died on Thursday in a Baghdad bomb blast aimed at US troops. The death toll also rose in the sprawling Sadr City district. | Nine people died on Thursday in a Baghdad bomb blast aimed at US troops. The death toll also rose in the sprawling Sadr City district. |
| Another difficult front being opened up to the north in Diyala province is the last thing the government now needs, our correspondent says. | Another difficult front being opened up to the north in Diyala province is the last thing the government now needs, our correspondent says. |