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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 19 people, Iraqi police say. | A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq killing at least 19 people, Iraqi police say. |
| Around 30 other people, including women and children were injured in the blast in the village of Wardek, 50 km (30 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. |
| A second lorry bomb in the village failed to detonate. | A second lorry bomb in the village failed to detonate. |
| The driver was killed after local Kurdish Peshmerga militia opened fire on the lorry on the edge of Wardek, police said. | The driver was killed after local Kurdish Peshmerga militia opened fire on the lorry on the edge of Wardek, police said. |
| The blast went off around midnight (2100 GMT Wednesday). | The blast went off around midnight (2100 GMT Wednesday). |
| It is the latest in a series of attacks on ethnically-mixed villages in northern Iraq. | It is the latest in a series of attacks on ethnically-mixed villages in northern Iraq. |
| A similar bombing in another village last month left 28 dead. | A similar bombing in another village last month left 28 dead. |
| Mosul, Iraq's third biggest city, and the surrounding area has remained mired in violence despite the US military surge. | Mosul, Iraq's third biggest city, and the surrounding area has remained mired in violence despite the US military surge. |
| US and Iraqi officials say al-Qaida insurgents have regrouped in the city after being driven out of neighbouring Anbar province, and are believed to want to provoke ethnic tension and violence. | US and Iraqi officials say al-Qaida insurgents have regrouped in the city after being driven out of neighbouring Anbar province, and are believed to want to provoke ethnic tension and violence. |
| The city is also characterised by communal strife between Kurds and Arabs and violence targeting religious minorities. | The city is also characterised by communal strife between Kurds and Arabs and violence targeting religious minorities. |
| In late 2008, the UN refugee agency reported that 13,000 Christians had been driven out of the city by violence and intimidation. | In late 2008, the UN refugee agency reported that 13,000 Christians had been driven out of the city by violence and intimidation. |
| American, Iraqi and Kurdish officials are currently discussing plans to reinforce security in the region. | American, Iraqi and Kurdish officials are currently discussing plans to reinforce security in the region. |
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