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Blast at Iraq restaurant kills 30 Blast at Iraq restaurant kills 36
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A suspected suicide bomber has killed at least 30 people at a restaurant near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police say. A suspected suicide bomber has killed at least 36 people at a restaurant near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police say.
Around 45 people are believed to have been injured in the explosion at the Kurdish restaurant, some 5km (three miles) north of Kirkuk. Around 70 people have been injured in the explosion at the Kurdish restaurant, some 5km (three miles) north of Kirkuk, police told the BBC.
The reason for the attack is not yet clear, but Kirkuk is home to a volatile mix of Kurds, Arabs and Turkomans.The reason for the attack is not yet clear, but Kirkuk is home to a volatile mix of Kurds, Arabs and Turkomans.
The blast comes as Muslims celebrate the Eid-al-Adha holiday.The blast comes as Muslims celebrate the Eid-al-Adha holiday.
Families were eating lunch in the Abdullah restaurant, located on the main road to Irbil, when the attack happened, police said.Families were eating lunch in the Abdullah restaurant, located on the main road to Irbil, when the attack happened, police said.
Iraqi and American security forces are said to have sealed off the area.Iraqi and American security forces are said to have sealed off the area.
Disputed region
Although violent incidents in Iraq as a whole have dropped sharply this year, bomb attacks still continue regularly in Kirkuk.Although violent incidents in Iraq as a whole have dropped sharply this year, bomb attacks still continue regularly in Kirkuk.
Despite its ethnic mix, the Kurds want to see the oil-rich province of which Kirkuk is the capital attached to their own autonomous area in the north. Control of the oil-rich city is disputed between Iraqi Arabs, Kurds and ethnic Turkmen.
Iraqi Kurds believe they should control the city, which has a Kurdish majority but which lies outside their semi-autonomous northern enclave.
But the ethnic Arabs and Turkmen say it should be under the control of the central government.