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Suicide bombings kill over 100 in Iraq

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - The number of dead rose to 101 on Feb. 3 in the twin suicide bombings of two Kurdish political offices, the highest confirmed toll in any terrorist attack since the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but many Kurds blamed Muslim extremists, particularly Ansar al-Islam, an armed group that operates in the Kurdish enclave and is believed to be allied with al-Qaeda.

The two suicide bombers with explosives wired to their bodies struck the offices of the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in nearly simultaneous attacks Feb. 1, wounding more than 235.

The attackers entered the buildings with hundreds of well-wishers gathering for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.

The attacks came as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan met with U.S. President George W. Bush and announced the United Nations would send a team to Iraq to break an impasse between the U.S.-led coalition and the Shiite Muslim clergy over how to transfer power to Iraqis.

Shukan ST: Feb. 13, 2004

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World News Suicide bombings kill over 100 in Iraq IRBIL, Iraq (AP) - The number of dead rose to 101 on Feb. 3 in the twin suicide bombings of two Kurdish political offices, the highest confirmed toll in any terrorist attack since the U.S. invasion of Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but many Kurds blamed Muslim extremists, particularly Ansar al-Islam, an armed group that operates in the Kurdish enclave and is believed to be allied with al-Qaeda. The two suicide bombers with explosives wired to their bodies struck the offices of the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in nearly simultaneous attacks Feb. 1, wounding more than 235. The attackers entered the buildings with hundreds of well-wishers gathering for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. The attacks came as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan met with U.S. President George W. Bush and announced the United Nations would send a team to Iraq to break an impasse between the U.S.-led coalition and the Shiite Muslim clergy over how to transfer power to Iraqis. Shukan ST: Feb. 13, 2004 (C) All rights reserved