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Iraq oil city blasts kill dozens Iraq oil city blasts kill dozens
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Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in two bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk. Twin bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk have killed at least 85 people and wounded more than 180.
Reports from the area say the death toll from the vehicle bombings is at least 85, with 180 injured, and police say the numbers are expected to rise. A suicide bomber detonated a lorry near the offices of a Kurdish political party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), causing most of the casualties.
The office of a Kurdish political party - the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) - and a crowded market were targeted by the bombers. Another bomb went off at a bus station. No group has claimed either attack.
The status of Kirkuk is disputed by Arab Iraqis, Kurds and Turkmen. The status of Kirkuk is disputed by Arab Iraqis, Kurds and Turkmen. The number of bombings in the region has been increasing in recent months.
The number of attacks in the region has been increasing in recent months. Witnesses to the attack on the offices of the PUK - a party led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani - said the massive explosion there left a crater several metres deep.
'Bomber arrested' More than 20 cars were destroyed, two buildings collapsed completely and a number of shops were also damaged.
Witnesses to the attack on the PUK office, which caused the heaviest casualties, said the massive explosion there left a crater several metres deep. MAJOR ATTACKS IN 2007 16 July: at least 85 die in twin bombings in Kirkuk7 July: 105 killed in Amirli market bombing19 June: 87 die in Baghdad mosque blast18 April: 190 killed in car bombings in Baghdad29 March: 82 killed in double suicide bombing in Baghdad market6 March: 90 killed in double suicide bombing in Hilla3 Feb: 130 die in suicide truck bombing in Baghdad22 Jan: 88 killed in Baghdad car bombings Source: AFP class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6901018.stm">Kirkuk blasts in pictures Dozens of bodies are said to be buried in the rubble and the death toll is expected to rise.
More than 20 cars were destroyed, two buildings collapsed completely and a number of shops were also damaged. Dozens of bodies are said to be buried in the rubble. "Most of the wounded, which include women and children, are in a critical condition," Kirkuk's police chief told AFP news agency.
The PUK is the party led by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. In the second attack, about 15 minutes later, a bomber struck the bus station at the nearby market.
In the second attack, 15 minutes later, a bomber struck the bus station at the nearby market. The BBC's Mike Sergeant in Baghdad says Kirkuk police managed to arrest the bomber.
The BBC's Mike Sergeant in Baghdad says Kirkuk police managed to arrest the bomber but were unable to stop the explosion. Tensions have risen in Kirkuk area, where the Iraqi government is planning to hold a referendum by the end of the year.
Meanwhile in the capital, Baghdad, a series of attacks on Monday morning killed at least nine people. The city lies outside Iraqi Kurdistan but is claimed by many Kurds for their national capital.
On 7 July a truck bomb killed 105 people at market in the town of Amirli, south of Kirkuk.
Meanwhile, in the capital Baghdad a series of attacks on Monday morning killed at least nine people.
In the deadliest of the attacks, a roadside bomb hit an Iraqi army patrol on the city's north-eastern outskirts, killing five soldiers and wounding nine others.In the deadliest of the attacks, a roadside bomb hit an Iraqi army patrol on the city's north-eastern outskirts, killing five soldiers and wounding nine others.