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Roadside bomb explosion kills five women and injures three in Iraq
A bomb exploded next to a vehicle in the central Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, killing five women and injuring three.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:12 August 11, 2008
Baquba: A bomb exploded next to a vehicle in the central Iraqi province of Diyala on Monday, killing five women and injuring three.
The attack occurred as they were driving in a pick-up truck, said a passenger.
Diyala province, and especially its capital Baquba has been the scene of violence, especially suicide bombings, many of them carried out by women.
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