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| Iraq violence: At least 40 dead and scores injured | |
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| A series of violent attacks across Iraq have killed at least 40 people and left scores wounded. | |
| Several bombs exploded in the northern, ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk, while other blasts took place in and around the capital, Baghdad. | Several bombs exploded in the northern, ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk, while other blasts took place in and around the capital, Baghdad. |
| Many of the attacks targeted security forces and police. | |
| The upsurge in violence coincides with the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. | |
| Authorities are trying to thwart further possible attacks as crowds gather in public places such as parks, shrines and mosques to celebrate the holiday. | |
| In Kirkuk, 290km (180 miles) north of Baghdad, four bombs were planted near the house of a military officer, the city's police commander Brig Gen Sarhad Qadir told the Associated Press. | |
| The officer was unharmed but his brother was killed in the attack, while six other members of his family were injured, the news agency reports. | The officer was unharmed but his brother was killed in the attack, while six other members of his family were injured, the news agency reports. |
| Worsening violence | Worsening violence |
| At least seven people were killed and about 30 injured in a car bombing in the Husseiniyah district of Baghdad, officials said. | At least seven people were killed and about 30 injured in a car bombing in the Husseiniyah district of Baghdad, officials said. |
| In Daquq, a town in Kirkuk province, seven policemen died when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a counter-terrorism department's compound, AFP reports. | |
| Gunmen in cars opened fire on an Iraqi army checkpoint near the northern town of Mishada, killing seven soldiers and wounding eight, according to Associated Press. | |
| It also says at least seven people died after a suicide bomb attack in a teashop in the city of Tal Afar, some 420 km (260 miles) northwest of the capital. | |
| Other attacks were reported in al-Garma, Tuz Khurmatu, Dibis, Fallujah and Baquba, officials said. | Other attacks were reported in al-Garma, Tuz Khurmatu, Dibis, Fallujah and Baquba, officials said. |
| There has been a marked increase in violence in the country in recent months amid worsening political tensions. | |
| The violence is thought to be linked to Sunni groups trying to undermine the Shia-led government. | The violence is thought to be linked to Sunni groups trying to undermine the Shia-led government. |
| More than 300 people died in attacks across Iraq in July - the highest monthly death toll since August 2010, according to government figures. | More than 300 people died in attacks across Iraq in July - the highest monthly death toll since August 2010, according to government figures. |
| Although the violence is still below that seen at the height of Iraq's civil war in 2006 and 2007, it has been growing again since US troops withdrew last December. | Although the violence is still below that seen at the height of Iraq's civil war in 2006 and 2007, it has been growing again since US troops withdrew last December. |