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| Lorry bombers target Iraqi Kurds | Lorry bombers target Iraqi Kurds |
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| A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq killing at least 18 people, Iraqi police say. | A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq killing at least 18 people, Iraqi police say. |
| Around 20 other people, including women and children were injured in the blast in the village of Wardek, 30 km (20 miles) east of Mosul. | Around 20 other people, including women and children were injured in the blast in the village of Wardek, 30 km (20 miles) east of Mosul. |
| A number of homes were destroyed and police fear the death toll will rise as a search of the rubble is carried out. | A number of homes were destroyed and police fear the death toll will rise as a search of the rubble is carried out. |
| Mosul and the surrounding area remains a stronghold of insurgents. | Mosul and the surrounding area remains a stronghold of insurgents. |
| The militants are believed to be trying to exploit a power struggle between Kurds and Arabs in the area. | The militants are believed to be trying to exploit a power struggle between Kurds and Arabs in the area. |
| Several remote villages have been targeted - a similar attack in another village in the region last month left 28 dead. | Several remote villages have been targeted - a similar attack in another village in the region last month left 28 dead. |
| The blast in Wardek went off around midnight (2100 GMT Wednesday). | The blast in Wardek went off around midnight (2100 GMT Wednesday). |
| A second lorry bomber was shot dead at the edge of the village by the local Kurdish Peshmerga militia before he could set off an explosion. | A second lorry bomber was shot dead at the edge of the village by the local Kurdish Peshmerga militia before he could set off an explosion. |
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