At least 31 people killed in two bomb attacks in eastern Iraq - security sources

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 24 people were killed and 55 others wounded near the eastern Iraqi city of Baquba when a car bomb exploded in a marketplace on Monday, security and medical sources said.

In a separate blast to the east of the city, a further seven people were killed and 25 wounded, the sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks.

(Reporting by Saif Hameed; Writing by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Gareth Jones)