Suicide bomb kills 25

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi province of Diyala.



The police said the bomber attacked a line of police recruits in the town of Jalawlah, just before midday.



This is said to be the latest in a series of attacks, launched mainly by Sunni Islamists in Diyala.



Last month, Iraqi forces detained hundreds of people in the province in operations against Sunni insurgents.



According to BBC reports, groups in the province linked to al-Qaeda regularly attack former insurgents, who have turned against them and which are supported and financed by the US military.