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Bomb Attacks Kill 19 in Northern Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&c=660844&l=1009&ctl=1478ACC:A6F02AD83191E160F1870772E91FAB999574F7DCC14957C0 Blast in Kirkuk
kills 8, suicide bombing in Mosul kills at least 11





Iraqi police say two bomb attacks in northern Iraq have killed at
least 19 people.

Police say a blast in Kirkuk Thursday killed eight people, while a
suicide truck bomber hit a police station in Mosul, killing at least
11 people and wounding 25 others.

Authorities in Mosul imposed a strict curfew throughout the city
immediately after the attack.

A U.S. military spokesman, Major General William Caldwell, said
violence in Iraq has increased 22 percent in the first two weeks of
the Muslim holy month of Ramadan from the previous two weeks.

The U.S. military said 12 American troops were killed on Tuesday and
Wednesday -- battling both the ongoing insurgency and increasing
sectarian violence.

So far this month, 70 U.S. soldiers and Marines have died in attacks
and combat operations in Iraq.

Some information for this report provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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