25 killed in Iraq truck bombing

At least 25 people were killed and 75 wounded Tuesday when a booby-trapped truck blew up at a busy marketplace in a southern province in Iraq, Xinhua reported.

The bombing took place in Diwaniyah, capital of Muthanna province, police said.

The blast ripped through the market in al-Urouba neighbourhood of Diwaniyah, around 180 km south of Baghdad.

Security forces sealed off the scene, while ambulances and civilian cars evacuated the victims to hospital. A traffic ban was imposed in the area.