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| Deadly market bomb hits Iraq city | Deadly market bomb hits Iraq city |
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| At least 15 people have been killed in a car bomb at a market place in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, officials say. | At least 15 people have been killed in a car bomb at a market place in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, officials say. |
| It came as US troops completed their withdrawal from towns and cities in Iraq, six years after the invasion. | It came as US troops completed their withdrawal from towns and cities in Iraq, six years after the invasion. |
| Iraqi and US troops are on alert for insurgent attacks during the pullback, which was declared a national holiday. | Iraqi and US troops are on alert for insurgent attacks during the pullback, which was declared a national holiday. |
| Ten days ago more than 70 people were killed in a truck bombing in Kirkuk - the deadliest attack in over a year. | Ten days ago more than 70 people were killed in a truck bombing in Kirkuk - the deadliest attack in over a year. |
| Police Brig Gen Sarhat Qadir told the Associated Press news agency at least 40 people had been wounded in the latest blast, caused by an explosives-laden vehicle parked near the crowded market. | Police Brig Gen Sarhat Qadir told the Associated Press news agency at least 40 people had been wounded in the latest blast, caused by an explosives-laden vehicle parked near the crowded market. |
| Kirkuk, about 250km (155 miles) from Baghdad, was also the scene of two suicide bombings last month, in which 14 people were killed. | Kirkuk, about 250km (155 miles) from Baghdad, was also the scene of two suicide bombings last month, in which 14 people were killed. |
| The city is the centre of northern Iraq's oil industry, and home to a volatile mix of Kurds, Arabs, Christians and members of the Turkmen community. | The city is the centre of northern Iraq's oil industry, and home to a volatile mix of Kurds, Arabs, Christians and members of the Turkmen community. |
| Sunni insurgents and groups including al-Qaeda remain active in the area despite security improvements in other parts of the country, correspondents say. | Sunni insurgents and groups including al-Qaeda remain active in the area despite security improvements in other parts of the country, correspondents say. |
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