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| At least 20 people have been killed and some 40 injured, many seriously, by a truck bomb attack at a busy market in northern Iraq, officials say. | At least 20 people have been killed and some 40 injured, many seriously, by a truck bomb attack at a busy market in northern Iraq, officials say. |
| Security sources said the casualty figures were likely to rise because the market was full of shoppers. | Security sources said the casualty figures were likely to rise because the market was full of shoppers. |
| The blast happened at about 0900 (0500 GMT) south of Tuz Khurmato, near the city of Kirkuk. | The blast happened at about 0900 (0500 GMT) south of Tuz Khurmato, near the city of Kirkuk. |
| It came after a suspected suicide bomb attack killed at least 22 Shias in Diyala province, near Iran. | |
| Officials said the bomber struck at a busy cafe used by the Shia Kurdish community that lives in the area. | |
| One report said many of those killed were themselves returning from a funeral. | |
| Correspondents say the market bombing in northern Iraq could have been linked to political developments in the region. | |
| Violence in the area has risen recently, and could be linked to a planned referendum about Kirkuk province. | |
| Kirkuk lies outside Iraqi Kurdistan but is claimed by many Kurds for their national capital. | Kirkuk lies outside Iraqi Kurdistan but is claimed by many Kurds for their national capital. |
| A referendum on the status of the province is supposed to take place by the end of this year. | A referendum on the status of the province is supposed to take place by the end of this year. |