Iraqi suicide bomb claims 51

A huge explosion detonated by a suicide attacker in a bomb-laden lorry tore through central Baqouba today, killing 51 people and injuring scores more.

At least 40 people were injured in the blast outside al-Najda police station, an Iraqi police recruiting centre in the turbulent city of Baqouba, about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, according to Saad al-Amili, a Health Ministry official.