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| Iraq bomb attacks leave 40 dead | Iraq bomb attacks leave 40 dead |
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| More than 40 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq, security sources and officials say. | More than 40 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in Iraq, security sources and officials say. |
| At least 20 people were killed in a truck bomb attack on a market in the town of Amirli, home to members of Iraq's Turkoman minority. | |
| And some 22 people died overnight in a small Shia Kurdish village in Diyala province when a suspected suicide bomber destroyed a cafe. | And some 22 people died overnight in a small Shia Kurdish village in Diyala province when a suspected suicide bomber destroyed a cafe. |
| Meanwhile, the US said that six of its troops have died in recent days. | Meanwhile, the US said that six of its troops have died in recent days. |
| Military officials said four soldiers were killed in Baghdad when roadside bombs exploded near their patrols, while two Marines died in combat in the western province of Anbar on Thursday. | Military officials said four soldiers were killed in Baghdad when roadside bombs exploded near their patrols, while two Marines died in combat in the western province of Anbar on Thursday. |
| British troops in Basra province have also come under heavy fire during a large operation to find and arrest suspected militia members and insurgents, commanders said. | British troops in Basra province have also come under heavy fire during a large operation to find and arrest suspected militia members and insurgents, commanders said. |
| Political issue | Political issue |
| Early estimates said at least 40 people were injured, many of them seriously, in Saturday's market bomb attack in northern Iraq. | Early estimates said at least 40 people were injured, many of them seriously, in Saturday's market bomb attack in northern Iraq. |
| Security officials in Tuz Khurmato, a town to the north of Amirli, said the casualty figures were likely to rise because the market was full of shoppers. | Security officials in Tuz Khurmato, a town to the north of Amirli, said the casualty figures were likely to rise because the market was full of shoppers. |
| Correspondents say the market bombing could have been linked to political developments in the region, where a referendum on the status of Kirkuk province is supposed to take place by the end of this year. | Correspondents say the market bombing could have been linked to political developments in the region, where a referendum on the status of Kirkuk province is supposed to take place by the end of this year. |
| 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. |
| Officials in Diyala said the bomber who struck on Friday night targeted a busy cafe used by the Shia Kurdish community that lives in the area close to the border with Iran. | Officials in Diyala said the bomber who struck on Friday night targeted a busy cafe used by the Shia Kurdish community that lives in the area close to the border with Iran. |
| One report said many of those killed were themselves returning from a funeral. | One report said many of those killed were themselves returning from a funeral. |