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Suicide bomb kills dozens in Iraq Suicide bomb kills many in Iraq
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At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a town south of the Iraqi capital, police say. Up to 30 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in a town south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say.
Dozens were also injured in the attack, at a gathering of Sunni Arab tribal leaders in Yusufiya, 12 miles (20 km) from Baghdad. About 110 people were also injured in the attack at a gathering of Sunni Muslim tribal leaders in Yusufiya, 20km (12 miles) from Baghdad.
Police said the bomber was an outsider who got into the home of a sheikh who had invited fellow tribesmen to lunch. Police said the bomber had entered the home of a sheikh as a Sunni council meeting was being held.
A number of the tribal leaders are reported to be among the casualties, but not the sheikh himself. The area was once an al-Qaeda stronghold but local Sunnis turned against the group in recent years.
A number of the tribal leaders, or sheikhs, are reported to be among the casualties.
The council meeting was part of an initiative by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, a Shia, to reach out to Sunnis.