Deadly bombing hits Iraqi stadium

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At least 10 people have been killed in a suspected suicide car bomb attack during a football match in northern Iraq, police say.

They say that some 125 people were injured in the explosion at a stadium in the town of Tal Afar, 380km (240 miles) north of Baghdad.

Reports say the bomb was detonated in the entrance to the stadium near a large gathering of people.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sunni Islamist insurgents allied to al-Qaeda remain active in the volatile area.

Tal Afar is a predominantly Shia Turkmen town.

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