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| Car bombing kills 27 at Iraq army base | |
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| At least 27 people have been killed by a car bomb that exploded at the entrance to an Iraqi army base near Baghdad, police and medics say. | |
| More than 40 others were wounded by the blast, which occurred at 12:00 (09:00 GMT) at the facility in Taji, about 25km (15 miles) north of the capital. | |
| One report said potential new recruits gathered outside were the target. | |
| Although violence has decreased in Iraq since its peak in 2006 and 2007, insurgent attacks are still frequent. | Although violence has decreased in Iraq since its peak in 2006 and 2007, insurgent attacks are still frequent. |
| On Monday, two car bombings killed at least four people and wounded 16 others around Baghdad. | |
| The first took place at a market in the mainly Shia district of al-Ubaidi, while the second struck an army patrol in Taji, wounding several soldiers. | |
| It is not clear how many of the victims of Tuesday's blast were soldiers. One report said as many as 19 were among the dead. | |
| The explosion appears to have occurred as they left the base at lunchtime. But sources told the AFP news agency there had also been a recruitment event on Tuesday to welcome potential new soldiers. Such events have been targeted by militants in the past. | |
| The incident is believed to be the deadliest single attack in Iraq since 24 July, when a series of co-ordinated blasts - also in Taji - killed 42 people. |