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Suicide blast north of Baghdad kills at least 10

From Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN
Iraqis inspect the crater left by a truck bomber who ran into a military barracks in Kanan, Diyala province on Monday.
Iraqis inspect the crater left by a truck bomber who ran into a military barracks in Kanan, Diyala province on Monday.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • New: A roadside bomb kills one and wounds two in western Baghdad
  • A suicide truck bomber hit a barracks for Iraqi soldiers
  • Eight other people were wounded Monday in roadside bombs
  • The suicide attack takes place in the Diyala province town of Kanan
  • A truck packed with explosives is used in the attack
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Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- A suicide bombing at an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 25 others Monday, police said.

Most of the dead and wounded were Iraqi soldiers, according to Baquba police, who said the truck bomber ran into a barracks. Police combed through the rubble of the building looking for victims.

The attack took place in the town of Kanan about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Baquba in Diyala province, which is ethnically mixed.

The province used to be an al Qaeda stronghold, especially during the peak of sectarian violence in the country between 2005 and 2007.

On Monday afternoon, a string of roadside bombings targeted Baghdad communities.

One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in western Baghdad's al-Amriya neighborhood after a roadside bomb blast, police said.

Eight other people were wounded earlier Monday when three roadside bombs exploded in Baghdad neighborhoods, the interior ministry said.