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Al Jazeera English - News - Dozens Dead In Iraq Suicide Blast

Al Jazeera English - News - Dozens Dead In Iraq Suicide Blast: "At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide truck-bomb blast in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar.

At least 22 others were wounded and ten homes destroyed in Monday's attack in a crowded Shia area of the town and police said the death toll was expected to rise."

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