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Suicide bomber kills at least 3, wounds 13 in Iraq


    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of Shi'ite pilgrims in the Iraqi town of Balad Ruz on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 13, a source in the Diyala province security operations centre said.

    The bomber was stopped by a policeman as he tried to get closer to the pilgrims and detonated his explosive vest, the source said.

    Another police source said the toll was four killed and 17 wounded.

    Balad Ruz is 90 km (55 miles) northeast of Baghdad.

    (Reporting by Reuters Television; writing by Jim Loney)