By IANS,
Baghdad: At least 25 people were killed and 75 wounded Tuesday when a booby-trapped truck blew up at a busy marketplace in a southern province in Iraq, Xinhua reported.
The bombing took place in Diwaniyah, capital of Muthanna province, police said.
The blast ripped through the market in al-Urouba neighbourhood of Diwaniyah, around 180 km south of Baghdad.
Security forces sealed off the scene, while ambulances and civilian cars evacuated the victims to hospital. A traffic ban was imposed in the area.
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