At least 33 killed in Iraq bombings

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MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) — At least 33 people were killed in two massive bomb attacks in Iraq Thursday, among them 18 people who died when a car bomb ripped through the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi and US officials said.

The US military said initial reports from Mosul indicated that 17 Iraqi civilians and policeman were killed, while 71 civilians and nine policemen were wounded in the car bomb attack.

An Iraqi police officer, who asked not to be named, said insurgents first fired several rockets into the Bab al-Tob market in the centre of Mosul at around 1:00 pm (1000 GMT).

Provincial governor Duraid Mohammed Kashmula then toured the market to assess the damage when a car bomb exploded in the vicinity.

Kashmula survived the bombing, the officer added....