BAQUBA: A suicide car bombing near a cafe followed by another bomb attack inside it killed eight people and wounded 18 north of Baquba in central Iraq, police said.

The suicide bomber attacked a cafe in the village of Garma, north of Baquba in Diyala province, Police Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed al-Karkhi said.

A bomb exploded inside the cafe as dead and wounded were being carried out, Karkhi said.

Violence in Iraq has fallen sharply from its peak in 2006 and 2007, but attacks still continue across the country. In March, 112 Iraqis were killed, according to government figures.