At least 30 people were killed and 40 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously on Friday in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, an official said.

Two roadside bombs exploded near the Saroya mosque in Baquba, 65 km northeast of Baghdad, and hit the Sunni worshipers as they were leaving the mosque after prayer, the city's mayor Abdullah Hayali told Xinhua.

Violence is still common in Iraq despite the dramatic decrease since its peak in 2006 and 2007 when the country was engulfed in sectarian killings.

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