‘Several bomb blasts kill over a dozen soldiers and civilians in eastern and northern parts of Iraq, security officials say.

A local police official said the incident took place on Saturday after two bombs targeted a four-vehicle patrol in the town of al-Saadiyah, 140 km northeast of the capital, Baghdad.

The official added that four military officers and five soldiers were killed in the blasts, while four soldiers were injured.

In a separate incident in the city of Tikrit, at least five civilians were killed and 18 others wounded following three car bomb explosions.’

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