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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.

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  • Published: 12:12 August 11, 2008
  • Gulf News

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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