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Iraq bomb attacks leave 70 dead Iraq market truck bomb kills 105
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More than 70 people have been killed in a series of deadly attacks in Iraq, security sources and officials say. A deadly truck bombing in a busy market in northern Iraq has killed 105 people and injured 240, police said.
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. The morning blast destroyed the market in the small town of Amirli, south of Kirkuk, killing many people instantly and trapping dozens in the rubble.
About 22 more people died overnight in Diyala province when a suicide bomber hit a cafe that was hosting a funeral. It was the most deadly single attack in Iraq since April, correspondents say.
Elsewhere, police said a family of seven sleeping on a Baghdad rooftop died when a mortar hit the building. It came as 29 people were killed in separate violence, including 22 people who died overnight in Diyala province when a suicide bomber hit a cafe.
Kirkuk referendum
The truck bomb struck Amirli on a busy Saturday shopping morning, destroying several buildings around the heart of the market, police said.
I heard the cries of my child, then I heard nothing else until I woke in hospital Sukaina Abdul RazakAmirli housewife
Rescuers were forced to move injured people to Tuz Khurmato, the nearest major town, some 45km (28 miles) away, and some were said to have died on the way.
Others were taken on to Kirkuk, the largest city in the region, for more intensive treatment.
"I heard the cries of my child, then I heard nothing else until I woke in hospital," housewife Sukaina Abdul Razak told the AFP news agency in Kirkuk.
"I don't know the fate of my husband and my family. They were all in the kitchen, but I was in my room."
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 due to take place by the end of this year.
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.
The small village is in a close to the border with Iran.
In other violence, police said a family of seven sleeping on a Baghdad roof 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 issue The US and British military also confirmed new deaths.
Police in Kirkuk said the market bombing in the small village of Amirli destroyed several houses and left many trapped in the wreckage. One British soldier died and three others were injured in southern Iraq during a night of heavy fighting in Basra.
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. The US said nine of its troops have died in recent days, most in Baghdad and two in the western province of Anbar.
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.
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 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.