CNN REPORTS: BAGHDAD CAR BOMBING KILLS 34

Suicide car bombing kills 34 in Iraq

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NEW: Suicide bombing in restive Iraqi provincial capital kills at least 34
Medical source and resident say women and children among the dead
U.S. troops kill six 'enemy fighters' near Baghdad's Sadr City
Two roadside bombs in Baghdad kill two and injure six people

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- At least 34 people have died in the suicide car bombing that rocked a restive Iraqi provincial capital on Tuesday, a medical source told CNN.

Women and children are among the dead in the bombing, which happened outside a crowded restaurant near the courthouse and other government offices in Baquba, the medical source and a resident told CNN.

The incident occurred in the capital of Diyala province, where Iraqi and U.S. troops have been fighting Sunni and Shiite militants. Baquba is north of Baghdad, and the province stretches north and east of the capital, bordering Iran.

Col. Ragheb al-Omeiri, Diyala military operations command spokesman, said the suicide car bombing also wounded dozens of people.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military said six "enemy fighters" were killed in fighting near Baghdad's Sadr City early Tuesday.
It is the latest violence in and near the neighborhood, where Iraq security forces backed by U.S. troops have been fighting Shiite militias.

A U.S. military spokesman confirmed six troops took small arms fire during an operation in Sudayra outside Sadr City early Tuesday and killed three "enemy fighters" in self-defense.

Troops continued to endure attacks, called in air support, and three more fighters were killed. There were no civilian casualties, the military said.
An Interior Ministry official said six "Iraqis" were killed and 26 were wounded in overnight airstrikes.

There was other violence on Tuesday in Baghdad: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol killed two street sweepers in central Baghdad's Watheq Square, the official said. The blast, which happened at 7:30 a.m., also wounded two street sweepers and two police officers, the official said.
Another roadside bomb, which exploded in southwestern Baghdad's Bayaa neighborhood, wounded a woman and child Tuesday morning, the official said.