At least 30 people were killed Thursday and
75 injured when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the town of Balad
Rus, in the province of Dijala, north-east of Baghdad, DPA reported.
Witnesses said one attacker had detonated an explosives device near the town's
hospital. A second attacker detonated a device hidden in a car when
helpers and onlookers approached the scene.
Several al-Qaeda terrorist cells are holed up in the province.