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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 16

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An Iraqi plane crashed on Wednesday and its crew went missing while flying over Islamic State (IS)-held area near Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, a security source said.

The Cessna 208 Caravan was on reconnaissance mission over the militant-seized town of Hawijah, some 70 km southwest of Kirkuk, when the authorities lost contact with the crew, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Iraq-Plane-Crash)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Three suspected al-Qaida would-be suicide bombers were killed in a premature explosion in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Wednesday afternoon, a police official told Xinhua.

The provincial police official said that "a premature explosion occurred inside a house in Aden's neighborhood of Daar Saad while preparing explosives for a terrorist attack in the province." (Yemen-Explosion)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least 15 people were killed and 28 others injured when a bomb went off inside a bus carrying government employees in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Wednesday, officials said.

Kashif Zulfiqar, senior superintendent police, said that the bomb was planted in the central part of the bus and was detonated with a timed device. (Pakistan-Bomb Blast-Death Toll)

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ABUJA -- At least 22 people have been confirmed killed after two suicide attacks early Wednesday targeted a mosque in Umarari village located on the outskirts of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, spokesman of the Nigerian army, Col. Sani Usman said.

In a statement, the army spokesman said one of the attacks took place inside the local mosque, while the second blast occurred a few minutes later, about 50 meters away. (Nigeria-Blast) Endi