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| Deadly explosion hits Iraqi city | Deadly explosion hits Iraqi city |
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| At least 10 people have been killed and 15 hurt in a bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, officials say. | At least 10 people have been killed and 15 hurt in a bomb attack in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, officials say. |
| The explosion occurred at a checkpoint near government offices in the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province, police said. | The explosion occurred at a checkpoint near government offices in the capital of Iraq's western Anbar province, police said. |
| Hospital officials told AFP news agency that four policemen and a young girl were among those killed. | Hospital officials told AFP news agency that four policemen and a young girl were among those killed. |
| Violence has been rising as Iraq prepares for a March general election, with Ramadi targeted more than once. | Violence has been rising as Iraq prepares for a March general election, with Ramadi targeted more than once. |
| In late December, twin suicide blasts in the city killed 25 people and severely injured regional governor Qassim Mohammed. | |
| Three co-ordinated explosions last October left at least 22 people dead and many more injured. | |
| Until two years ago, the Sunni insurgency was strong in Anbar province. | |
| Local Sunni tribes and their followers then turned against the militants and began co-operating with the Iraqi government and US forces. | |
| But after a period of relative calm, the province is again suffering from mounting violence. |