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'Chlorine bomb' hits Iraq village | 'Chlorine bomb' hits Iraq village |
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At least 32 people have been killed and 50 injured in a suspected chlorine bomb in Iraq's Diyala province, police say. | |
The attack happened in an open-air market in the village of Abu Sayda at about 2000 (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. | The attack happened in an open-air market in the village of Abu Sayda at about 2000 (1600 GMT) on Tuesday. |
A police spokesman in the provincial capital Baquba said doctors at a local hospital believed the nature of victims' burns suggested poison gas. | A police spokesman in the provincial capital Baquba said doctors at a local hospital believed the nature of victims' burns suggested poison gas. |
Use of chlorine bombs has become more common since the start of the year, says a BBC correspondent in Baghdad. | Use of chlorine bombs has become more common since the start of the year, says a BBC correspondent in Baghdad. |
Last month a bomb using chlorine and high explosive killed 35 people in Ramadi, west of the capital. | Last month a bomb using chlorine and high explosive killed 35 people in Ramadi, west of the capital. |
Chlorine - widely used as a cleaner and purifier in areas of poor water sanitation - is easy to obtain in Iraq. | Chlorine - widely used as a cleaner and purifier in areas of poor water sanitation - is easy to obtain in Iraq. |
Chlorine gas burns the skin on contact and can be fatal after a few breaths. | Chlorine gas burns the skin on contact and can be fatal after a few breaths. |
In February the United States military reported finding a bomb factory near Falluja, where chlorine car bombs were being constructed. | In February the United States military reported finding a bomb factory near Falluja, where chlorine car bombs were being constructed. |
Diyala province - with its mixed Shia and Sunni Muslim population - has been the scene of frequent violence of a sectarian nature as well as attacks by anti-US insurgents. | Diyala province - with its mixed Shia and Sunni Muslim population - has been the scene of frequent violence of a sectarian nature as well as attacks by anti-US insurgents. |