( CNN ) -- At least 16 people were killed and 22 injured when a suicide bomber driving an explosive-laden car detonated near a car dealership in a town northeast of Baghdad , police said . Balad Ruz is a mixed town of Arab , Kurd and Turkmen residents , located in Diyala province . Violence was also reported in Baghdad , where shootings and explosions were blamed for six deaths and injuries to more than 20 others , police in the capital said .
The attack occurred northeast of Baghdad . Balad Ruz is a mixed town of Arab , Kurd and Turkmen residents .