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More Than 20 People Killed in Wedding Party Blasts in Iraq

© REUTERS / StringerSmoke rises during clashes between Islamic state militants and the Iraqi army in Tikrit March 28, 2015
Smoke rises during clashes between Islamic state militants and the Iraqi army in Tikrit March 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Two explosions at a wedding party in a village north of the city of Tikrit in Iraq have taken the lives of over two dozen people, media report.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The explosions, carried out by suicide attackers on Wednesday, killed at least 26 people, the Al Jazeera TV channel said citing medical and security sources.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far.

Some media reports have put the death toll from the Wednesday attacks in Hajjaj village at 30.

Large areas in Iraq were captured by Daesh terrorist group in 2014. Recently, the Iraqi forces have liberated many of the Daesh-captured areas. Tikrit, which is located northwest of Baghdad, was freed in April 2015.

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