At least 30 dead in car explosion in Iraq

At least 30 people were killed and 45 injured when a car exploded north of Iraqi capital Baghdad.

At least 30 people were killed and 45 injured when a car exploded north of Iraqi capital Baghdad, the police said.

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A suicide bomber was driving the car near the police station in Dageel, 60 km north of the Iraqi capital, police sources told DPA.

The explosion took place near the city market, leaving many shops and parked cars nearby damaged.

Sources said that some of the dead were policemen and the rest were civilians.