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BAQUBA, Iraq, July 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and 12 others injured on Monday in a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official told Xinhua.
The attack took place in the morning when a suicide bomber drove his vehicle loaded with explosives into a crowded checkpoint in the town of Khalis, just west of the provincial capital city of Baquba, the official said on condition of anonymity.
The blast set on fire several vehicles and damaged many others, and destroyed part of the checkpoint's building.
The death toll could rise as many have been sent to hospitals and medical centers, according to the official.
The attack came just a day after a bloody suicide bomb attack in Baghdad claimed by the extremist group the Islamic State (IS), which killed 21 people and injured 35 others.
Iraq has been hit by a new wave of violence since the IS took control of parts of Iraq's northern and western regions in June 2014.
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq estimated that 662 Iraqis were killed and 1,457 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict throughout the country in June.
