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Iraq bomb attacks leave 50 dead Iraq bomb attacks leave 70 dead
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More than 50 people have been killed in a series of deadly attacks in Iraq, security sources and officials say. More than 70 people have been killed in a series of deadly attacks in Iraq, security sources and officials say.
At least 20 people were killed and many more injured in a truck bomb attack on a busy market in northern Iraq. In the worst attack, a truck bomb hit a market in northern Iraq, killing at least 40 people and leaving 90 injured and others trapped in rubble.
About 22 more died overnight in Diyala province when a suspected suicide bomber destroyed a cafe said to be hosting a funeral gathering. About 22 more people died overnight in Diyala province when a suicide bomber hit a cafe that was hosting a funeral.
Elsewhere, police said a family of seven sleeping on a Baghdad rooftop died when a mortar hit the building.Elsewhere, police said a family of seven sleeping on a Baghdad rooftop died when a mortar hit the building.
The dead reportedly included a couple and their four children, aged nine to 17, as well as a relative.The dead reportedly included a couple and their four children, aged nine to 17, as well as a relative.
Many Iraqis choose to spend hot summer nights sleeping on the roof of their home because of frequent electricity failures.Many Iraqis choose to spend hot summer nights sleeping on the roof of their home because of frequent electricity failures.
Political issuePolitical issue
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. Police in Kirkuk said the market bombing in the small village of Amirli destroyed several houses and left many trapped in the wreckage.
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. Rescuers were forced to move injured people to Tuz Khurmato, the nearest major town, some 45km (28 miles) away, for medical attention, with some said to have died on the way.
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 in a small village 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.
In other violence, the US and British military also confirmed new deaths.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.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.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.