A suicide bomber Thursday killed at least 15
people and wounded 13 in the northern Iraqi province of Diyala, according to a
security source, dpa reported.
The source told the Voices of Iraq news agency that the bomber blew himself up
inside a crowded restaurant in Khanaqin town.
"There are seven people severely wounded and more than 10 stores have been
severely damaged, as have cars parked near the blast," the source added.
Khanaqin, 150 kilometres northeast of Diyala's capital Baquba, is an area near
the border with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
For years, Baquba, some 60 kilometres north of Baghdad, was wracked by fighting
between Shiite militias, al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Coalition Forces. Kurds and
Arabs compete for power in the north of Diyala province.
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