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At least 34 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq, police and medics say. At least 33 people have been killed in a double suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq, police and medics say.
About 40 people were injured when two bombers detonated their explosives vests in the town of Tal Afar. They say about 60 people were injured when two bombers detonated their explosive vests in the town of Tal Afar, near Mosul.
In the capital Baghdad, at least five people were killed and nearly 20 injured in two bomb explosions in Sadr City. The attack are the deadliest since the withdrawal last week of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities.
The attacks are the deadliest since the withdrawal last week of US combat troops from Iraqi towns and cities. In Baghdad, at least six people were killed and nearly 20 injured in two bomb explosions in Sadr City.
The first blast rocked Tal Afar after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest, police were quoted by Reuters as saying.The first blast rocked Tal Afar after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest, police were quoted by Reuters as saying.
The second attack followed as people gathered at the scene of the first explosion.The second attack followed as people gathered at the scene of the first explosion.
The bombs went off near a court house, that was reportedly used to interrogate terror suspects. The bombs went off near a court house which was reportedly used to interrogate terror suspects.
There are fears that the death toll will rise further, police say.There are fears that the death toll will rise further, police say.
In Sadr City, a Shia area of the Iraqi capital, two bomb blasts in a market killed at least five people. In Baghdad's Sadr City, a Shia area of the Iraqi capital, two bomb blasts in a market killed at least six people.
The bombs were reportedly placed in rubbish piles in the area.The bombs were reportedly placed in rubbish piles in the area.
US combat troops pulled out from Iraqi towns and cities last week.
US President Barack Obama has described the handover to Iraqis as a milestone, warning that the country's leaders would face "hard choices" on security and politics.
The withdrawal came ahead of the full departure of US forces by 2012.


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