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December 12, 2008

57 Dead in Iraq Bombing
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In Iraq, at least fifty-seven people have been killed in a suicide
attack near the northern town of Kirkuk. The bombing struck a packed
restaurant where Kurdish and Sunni groups were meeting to discuss easing
ethnic tensions. Another 100 people were wounded. It was the worst
attack to hit Iraq in six months.



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