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Iraq car bombing kills dozens north of Baghdad | Iraq car bombing kills dozens north of Baghdad |
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At least 25 people have been killed in a car bomb attack north-east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. | At least 25 people have been killed in a car bomb attack north-east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. |
The blast happened in a market in the town of Saadiya, in the religiously mixed province of Diyala. | The blast happened in a market in the town of Saadiya, in the religiously mixed province of Diyala. |
The attack comes a day after at least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in a series of bombings across the capital. | The attack comes a day after at least 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in a series of bombings across the capital. |
Sectarian violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. | Sectarian violence has surged across Iraq in recent months, reaching its highest level since 2008. |
The bomb went off at about midday (0900 GMT) in a neighbourhood populated mostly by Shia Kurds, officials told the French news agency AFP. | |
Witnesses told police that the bomb was on board a truck of vegetables. | |
According to figures released by the UN at the beginning of this month, a total of 979 Iraqis were killed and another 1,902 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in October. |