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Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Iraq's Diyala Province

Oct. 8, 2008
BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 -- A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in Diyala province Wednesday morning in an attack that appeared to target Iraqi police, Iraqi officials said.
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