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23 killed in violent attacks in Iraq

Baghdad: At least 23 people were killed and 95 others wounded in violent attacks in Iraq Saturday, including a massive bombing attack in a northern city, police said.At least 12 people were killed and 72

IANS Updated on: November 24, 2013 6:20 IST

Separately, gunmen shot dead a teacher at a thoroughfare in central Mosul, the source added.



In Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a cleric of a Sunni mosque and his relative were shot dead when gunmen opened fire on their car near the provincial city of Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, a provincial police source said.

An employee working for Diyala's government-owned university was shot dead by near his house near Baquba, the source added.

Iraq is witnessing its worst eruption of violence in recent years. According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, almost 7,000 Iraqis were killed and over 16,000 others injured from January to October this year.
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