Suicide bomb kills "tens" at Iraq funeral -police

Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:34am EDT

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KIRKUK, Iraq, April 17 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a funeral in a village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing "tens" of mourners, police said.

The bomber detonated a suicide vest in a village near Tuz Khurmato, south of the disputed oil city of Kirkuk, according to police sources.

Northern Iraq has seen an upsurge in bombings this week, including one that killed 40 people in the town of Baquba.

U.S. and Iraqi authorities say al Qaeda Sunni Arab militants have moved into the north after being pushed out of other areas. The area around Kirkuk has often seen violence between the Arab and Kurdish communities, who both lay claim to the city and its large oil reserves.

(Writing by Peter Graff, Editing Dean Yates)



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