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An Iraqi man inspects damages at the Mar Afram Syriac Orthodox Church following an explosion in the northern city of Kirkuk on August 15, 2011 as a series of nationwide attacks hit the country. At least 70 people were killed and 90 wounded in a spate of violence across Iraq, just months ahead of a pullout of US forces.
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