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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 19 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a cafe in Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk, officials say. | |
The blast happened shortly after 22:00 local time (19:00 GMT). More than 26 people were wounded. | |
Cafe customers were reportedly marking the end of the day's fast for Ramadan. | |
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. |