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Iraqi city of Kirkuk hit by deadly bomb attack Iraqi city of Kirkuk hit by deadly bomb attack
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At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a cafe in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, officials say. At least 19 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a cafe in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, officials say.
The blast reportedly happened shortly after 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT) in the south of the city. The blast happened shortly after 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT). More than 26 people were wounded.
More than 26 people are believed to have been injured. Cafe customers were reportedly marking the end of the day's fast for Ramadan.
It comes a day after more than 30 people, many of them members of the security forces, died in a series of bombings and shootings across the country, including in Kirkuk. It comes after more than 30 people died in a series of bombings and shootings across the country, including in Kirkuk, on Thursday.
Many of those targeted were members of the security forces.
In one of the attacks, 11 people were killed as mourners gathering for a funeral were hit in Muqdadiyah, north-east of Baghdad.
At least five other people were killed in earlier attacks on Friday. Four policemen died when a checkpoint was targeted in the northern city of Mosul while a senior police officer was shot dead in Sharqat, north of Baghdad.
More than 2,500 Iraqis have died in violent attacks since April, according to UN figures released last week.