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| 'Many dead' in Iraq truck bombing | 'Many dead' in Iraq truck bombing |
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| At least 20 people have been killed by a suicide truck bomb attack near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police say. | At least 20 people have been killed by a suicide truck bomb attack near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police say. |
| Dozens of others were injured in the blast, which happened near a Shia mosque, officials said. | Dozens of others were injured in the blast, which happened near a Shia mosque, officials said. |
| One report said the explosion had flattened about 20 homes. | |
| The latest attack comes weeks before US forces are due to withdraw from towns and cities in Iraq, leading to concerns that violence could escalate. | The latest attack comes weeks before US forces are due to withdraw from towns and cities in Iraq, leading to concerns that violence could escalate. |
| Kirkuk, an oil-rich city 250 km (155 miles) from Baghdad, itself was the scene of two suicide bombings last month, in which 14 people were killed. |