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| A suicide bomber has blown up a truck near a police station and a school in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 12 people. | A suicide bomber has blown up a truck near a police station and a school in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 12 people. |
| More than 130 were injured in the blast, police said. | More than 130 were injured in the blast, police said. |
| In other violence, the handcuffed bodies of 19 workers kidnapped north of Baghdad have been found. | In other violence, the handcuffed bodies of 19 workers kidnapped north of Baghdad have been found. |
| US Senator John McCain, leading a congressional delegation to Baghdad, has insisted the US-Iraqi security crackdown in Baghdad is working. | US Senator John McCain, leading a congressional delegation to Baghdad, has insisted the US-Iraqi security crackdown in Baghdad is working. |
| The suicide bomber rammed a truck into concrete barriers surrounding Kirkuk's police criminal investigation department, detonating explosives that had been hidden under a load of flour. | The suicide bomber rammed a truck into concrete barriers surrounding Kirkuk's police criminal investigation department, detonating explosives that had been hidden under a load of flour. |
| At least 20 children who had been playing at a nearby school were among the wounded, Brig Gen Sarhat Qadir said, but he could not say how many. | At least 20 children who had been playing at a nearby school were among the wounded, Brig Gen Sarhat Qadir said, but he could not say how many. |
| The bodies of 19 Shia workers from Baghdad's Shorja market were found on Monday, a day after they were kidnapped at a fake checkpoint, officials said. | The bodies of 19 Shia workers from Baghdad's Shorja market were found on Monday, a day after they were kidnapped at a fake checkpoint, officials said. |
| Things are better and there are encouraging signs US Senator John McCain | Things are better and there are encouraging signs US Senator John McCain |
| Gunmen stormed their minibus on Sunday as they returned home to the restive northern province of Diyala. | Gunmen stormed their minibus on Sunday as they returned home to the restive northern province of Diyala. |
| The bodies were found handcuffed and blindfolded near a water treatment facility in Morariyah village, police said. | The bodies were found handcuffed and blindfolded near a water treatment facility in Morariyah village, police said. |
| All had died from gunshot wounds to the head, hospital officials said. | All had died from gunshot wounds to the head, hospital officials said. |
| Struggle continues | Struggle continues |
| In Baghdad, Republican presidential hopeful Sen McCain told a news conference that there were "encouraging signs". | In Baghdad, Republican presidential hopeful Sen McCain told a news conference that there were "encouraging signs". |
| "Things are better and there are encouraging signs," he said. | "Things are better and there are encouraging signs," he said. |
| "I've been here ... many times over the years. Never have I been able to drive from the airport, never have I been able go out into the city as I was today. | "I've been here ... many times over the years. Never have I been able to drive from the airport, never have I been able go out into the city as I was today. |
| "I'm not saying 'mission accomplished,' 'last throes,' 'dead-enders' or any of that." | "I'm not saying 'mission accomplished,' 'last throes,' 'dead-enders' or any of that." |
| Six US soldiers were killed in roadside blasts south of Baghdad at the weekend. | Six US soldiers were killed in roadside blasts south of Baghdad at the weekend. |
| Four were killed Sunday as they responded to an earlier blast that killed the first two, the US military said. | |
| Iraqi figures estimate civilian deaths caused by violence across the country rose by 13% in March - to 1,861 - despite the security crackdown in Baghdad. | Iraqi figures estimate civilian deaths caused by violence across the country rose by 13% in March - to 1,861 - despite the security crackdown in Baghdad. |