Woman suicide bomber kills four in Iraq - police

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Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, March 19 (Reuters) - A woman suicide bomber killed four people, including two policemen, and wounded 12 others on Wednesday in restive Diyala province north of Baghdad, police said.

The woman approached police guarding the premises of an organisation that arranges religious pilgrimages in the town of Balad Ruz, about 70 km (45 miles) northeast of Baghdad, before blowing herself up, police said.

The bombing was the latest in a string of attacks carried out by women. Last month, two female suicide bombers killed 99 people at a crowded pet market, marking the deadliest day in the capital for almost a year.

On Monday, police initially said a woman suicide bomber killed 40 people in the holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad, although some police officials later said the bomb was remotely detonated.

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