In Iraq, 70 die in area wracked by ethnic bloodshed

By Los Angeles Times / The Bulletin
June 21, 2009

TAZA KHURMATU, Iraq — A suicide truck bomb killed at least 70 people and wounded 182 others Saturday in a primarily Turkmen town in northern Iraq, less than two weeks before the withdrawal of most U.S. forces from Iraq’s cities.

The bombing, which could exacerbate ethnic....

Read complete article