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| Triple Iraq bombings kill dozens | |
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| Three deadly bombs have killed more than 40 people and injured more than 80 in the mainly Shia town of Khalis, north of Baghdad, reports say. | |
| Police said at least one was a car bomb, with explosions at several locations across the town. | |
| There were unconfirmed reports of mortar attacks and further explosions as rescuers tried to reach the scene. | |
| Khalis has been hit by a number of attacks in the past. In January the main market came under mortar attack. | |
| US troops and Iraqi forces regularly battle Sunni insurgents in volatile Diyala province where Khalis lies. | US troops and Iraqi forces regularly battle Sunni insurgents in volatile Diyala province where Khalis lies. |
| Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki quickly condemned the attacks and pledged to track down those responsible. | |
| The BBC's Jim Muir, in Baghdad, says there is concern within the Iraqi government that violence is escalating outside Iraq while a security plan makes some headway on quelling violence in the capital. | |
| Bloody week | |
| One witness told Reuters that he saw at least eight bodies lying in the streets. | One witness told Reuters that he saw at least eight bodies lying in the streets. |
| "There was a huge blast near some shops. I threw myself on the floor and covered my head with my hands," said civil servant Ali Sadiq. | "There was a huge blast near some shops. I threw myself on the floor and covered my head with my hands," said civil servant Ali Sadiq. |
| "Within minutes I heard another blast and then a third." | "Within minutes I heard another blast and then a third." |
| The AFP news agency said at least nine mortar attacks also hit residential areas while two roadside bombs exploded in a main street near the market | The AFP news agency said at least nine mortar attacks also hit residential areas while two roadside bombs exploded in a main street near the market |
| The attacks in Khalis came as a bloody week unfolded in Iraq. | |
| About 55 people died in a bombing in a Shia area of the town of Talafar on Tuesday. | |
| Gunmen, many alleged to be policemen, then killed about 70 Sunni men in a shooting spree on Wednesday. |