At least 22 people have been killed in bombings in Diwaniya in central Iraq, officials say.
The attack occurred outside the provincial governor's house and may have involved two separate suicide car bombers. Dozens more people are reported to have been wounded.
Diwaniya is about 80 miles (130 km) south of the capital, Baghdad.
Violence in Iraq has fallen sharply from its peak in 2006, but bombings and shootings occur on a daily basis.
Most of the victims are reported to be policemen.
It is not clear whether the governor has been injured.
Diwaniya is in a mainly Shia region and several of Iraq's armed groups are said to be active in the area.
Last week, gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a provincial council building in the city of Baquba, killing at least eight people.
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