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Iraq: Bomb attacks kill 40 people-police Fri. June 27, 2008 02:09 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) The police in Iraq said bomb attacks in Iraq have left close to 40 people dead on Thursday. Days before US forces are due to hand the province over to Iraqi control, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a tribal council meeting in Iraq's Anbar province killing 20 people, Police said Meanwhile, at least 18 people were killed and 62 wounded in a separate attack in a car bomb in the northern city of Mosul, the governor of the surrounding province of Nineveh said. Twelve people were wounded in the attack against US-backed Sunni Arab tribal leaders in the Anbar town of Garma, northwest of Baghdad. The US military does not have any immediate plans to postpone the handover in response to the bombing, a source said. The suicide bomber attacked a meeting between the tribal council of Garma, made up of local tribal leaders, and the district council head, who was killed in the attack.-Agencies News Category: World Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Malaysia deploys 3 navy vessels to Gulf o... Zimbabawe: President Mugabe to form cabinet if MDC d... Somalia: Pirates demand 'ransom' for French boat Ethiopia unveils famed Axum Obelisk Thursday Ethiopia: More deaths confirmed after city bar ... China: 10 killed, 36 injured in bus accident <... China: Coal mine blasts kill 23 in China ... U.S: Rice leaves for milestone Libyan tour Nigeria: US journalist charged with spying in Niger ... Nigeria: Wreckage of 6-months missing plane found-au... More News...