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Explosion in Baqubah, Iraq, results in death, injury of 37 people

BAGHDAD, July 24 (KUNA) -- A woman suicide bomber detonated Thursday here an explosive belt in Baqubah city, the largest city of Diyala governorate northeast of the capital, killing seven people and wounding 30 others.
A security source in Diyala told KUNA that the attack targeted members of the local resistance committee in a parking lot at new Baqubah city area.
Most of the injured were members of security forces in the area, said the statement, adding that the police sealed the area of the incident while the injured were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment. (end) mhg.gta KUNA 242323 Jul 08NNNN