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| Baghdad market bombing 'kills 80' | |
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| At least 80 people have been killed and 150 injured in a lorry bombing at a market place in Baghdad, Iraqi security officials have said. | |
| The attack took place at the market in central al-Sadriya district as people bought food ahead of a night curfew. | The attack took place at the market in central al-Sadriya district as people bought food ahead of a night curfew. |
| Earlier, a series of car bombs exploded in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing five people and injuring 40 others. | Earlier, a series of car bombs exploded in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing five people and injuring 40 others. |
| The Iraqi violence continues despite a new US initiative that will see an extra 21,500 troops deployed. | The Iraqi violence continues despite a new US initiative that will see an extra 21,500 troops deployed. |
| The BBC's Mike Wooldridge in Baghdad says police sources are now correcting initial reports of a suicide attack at the market and now say the lorry had been parked. | The BBC's Mike Wooldridge in Baghdad says police sources are now correcting initial reports of a suicide attack at the market and now say the lorry had been parked. |
| Markets, with their increased potential for casualties, have become a regular target for bombers over recent months. | |
| 'Destabilising' | 'Destabilising' |
| In the Kirkuk attacks, seven bombs - one said to be a suicide blast - went off in different parts of the ethnically mixed city over a two-hour period. | In the Kirkuk attacks, seven bombs - one said to be a suicide blast - went off in different parts of the ethnically mixed city over a two-hour period. |
| Seven bombs also went off in Kirkuk in the north | Seven bombs also went off in Kirkuk in the north |
| Two of the bombs targeted the headquarters of two Kurdish parties - the Kurdish Democratic Party led by of Massoud Barzani, head of the northern Kurdish region, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, headed by Iraq's President, Jalal Talabani. | Two of the bombs targeted the headquarters of two Kurdish parties - the Kurdish Democratic Party led by of Massoud Barzani, head of the northern Kurdish region, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, headed by Iraq's President, Jalal Talabani. |
| Others hit a petrol station, Kirkuk's commercial district and several other locations, reports said. | Others hit a petrol station, Kirkuk's commercial district and several other locations, reports said. |
| Razqar Ali, a Kurdish leader and head of Kirkuk provincial council, accused militants of trying to destabilise the city amid efforts by some Kurds to include it in the autonomous Kurdish region. | Razqar Ali, a Kurdish leader and head of Kirkuk provincial council, accused militants of trying to destabilise the city amid efforts by some Kurds to include it in the autonomous Kurdish region. |
| A curfew was imposed after the blasts and would run from 1600 (1300 GMT) to 0600 on Sunday, AFP news agency said. | A curfew was imposed after the blasts and would run from 1600 (1300 GMT) to 0600 on Sunday, AFP news agency said. |
| Earlier, police said gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Samarra, killing six police and injuring another six. | Earlier, police said gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Samarra, killing six police and injuring another six. |
| Samarra is a mainly Sunni town 125km (80 miles) north of Baghdad where an attack on an important Shia shrine last February sparked Iraq's current sectarian violence. | Samarra is a mainly Sunni town 125km (80 miles) north of Baghdad where an attack on an important Shia shrine last February sparked Iraq's current sectarian violence. |