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Iraq bomb attacks leave 40 dead Iraq bomb attacks leave 50 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 50 people have been killed in a series of deadly 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. At least 20 people were killed and many more injured in a truck bomb attack on a busy market in northern Iraq.
And some 22 people died overnight in a small Shia Kurdish village in Diyala province when a suspected suicide bomber destroyed a cafe. About 22 more died overnight in Diyala province when a suspected suicide bomber destroyed a cafe said to be hosting a funeral gathering.
Meanwhile, the US said that six of its troops have died in recent days. Elsewhere, police said a family of seven sleeping on a Baghdad rooftop died when a mortar hit the building.
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. The dead reportedly included a couple and their four children, aged nine to 17, as well as a relative.
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. Many Iraqis choose to spend hot summer nights sleeping on the roof of their home because of frequent electricity failures.
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Early estimates said at least 40 people were injured, many of them seriously, in Saturday's market bomb attack in northern Iraq. Early estimates suggested that at least 40 people were injured, many of them seriously, in Saturday's market bomb attack in the small village of Amirli, 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, the nearest major town to Amirli, said casualty figures were likely to rise because the market was full of shoppers and many were feared trapped inside collapsed buildings.
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 in a small village close to the border with Iran.
One report said many of those killed were themselves returning from a funeral. In other violence, the US and British military also confirmed new deaths.
In the latest incident one British soldier died and three others were injured in southern Iraq during a night of heavy fighting in Basra.
The US said six of its troops have died in recent days, four in Baghdad and two in the western province of Anbar on Thursday.