Agence France-Presse:
Iraq's fragile northern oil city of Kirkuk buckled under a wave of bombings targeting the security forces that killed at least 27 people.
In a dramatic attack, a bomber firing a machine gun with one hand and driving a bomb-laden truck with the other detonated his vehicle near a police centre killing at least 19 people, officials said.
Six other blasts rocked the city, killing another eight people.
The bombings in the north come at a time when Iraq, particularly Baghdad, is witnessing its own surge in sectarian violence between the dominant Shiite and the once-powerful Sunni Arabs, with another 34 corpses recovered Sunday.
The day's grim harvest took to more than 180 the number of people killed in the latest bout of communal bloodletting since Tuesday.
Is there anyone who'll still argue that Iraq is a better place now?
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