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A number of civilians are said to be among the casualties.
Previous bomb attacks in the Baquba area have been blamed on Sunni insurgents said to have links with the al-Qaeda network.
Doctor Ahmed Fuad, at Baquba's hospital, was quoted by AFP news agency as saying that among those killed in the latest bombing were eight policemen, two women and one child.
Several vehicles caught fire as a result of the explosion, while some nearby buildings were damaged by the impact.
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Baquba is the capital of the restive Diyala province - one of the most dangerous parts of Iraq.
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At least 10 people have been killed and 20 wounded after a spate of mortar bombs hit houses in Iraq's Diyala province, the AFP news agency said quoting officials.
The missiles, fired overnight in the town of Al-Adhaim, were believed to have been aimed at a police headquarters and mayor's office, the officials said on Monday.
The attack came after Iraqi police said the death toll from a suicide bombing in Baquba, the province's capital, a day earlier had increased to 17 people.
About 47 other people were also wounded when a female suicide bomber blew herself up among policemen.
Women and child killed
The bomber detonated her explosive vest beside a police patrol near the gate of a government compound housing the provincial governor's headquarters and a courthouse in Baquba.
Dr Ahmed Fuad of the Baquba hospital told the AFP news agency that eight policemen, two women and a child were among those killed.
The US military confirmed the bombing.
Baquba and surrounding areas have seen a series of suicide bombings by women over the past year.
Diyala, a stronghold of al-Qaeda in Iraq, remains one of the most dangerous regions in Iraq despite levels of violence nationwide hitting a four-year low.
Iraqi and US forces have been engaged in a sustained offensive against al-Qaeda in Diyala
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The explosion took place in the mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhood of Hurriya.
The bomb appeared to have been timed to go off during the early evening rush hour, when the bus stop was crowded with waiting passengers.
It is the deadliest bombing in Iraq's capital for weeks, following a security drive by Iraqi and US forces.
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