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Suicide car bombing kills 15, wounds 20 in northern Iraq

A suicide car bomber killed 15 people, including 7 policemen, and wounded 20 in Iraq's northern Diyala province on Sunday, police said.

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  • Published: 16:04 November 16, 2008
  • Gulf News

Baghdad: A suicide car bomber killed 15 people, including 7 policemen, and wounded 20 in Iraq's northern Diyala province on Sunday, police said.

Police said the bomber targeted a police checkpoint in the province north of Baghdad, where Al Qaida militants still operate despite being driven out of other parts of Iraq.

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