Suicide bomber kills 21 in Iraq

June 21, 2011 12:51

Meanwhile, in Iraq, at least 21 people were killed today when bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside a provincial governor's house in central Iraq, the latest attack targeting a government building, reports Reuters.

One suicide bomber blew himself up and at least one car bomb exploded outside the Diwaniya governor's house, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad, as guards changed shifts at the checkpoint.

Most of the victims were bodyguards, officials said. "The initial death toll is 21 killed at a guard's checkpoint," Fadhel Mawat, a spokesman for the provincial council said.

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