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Attacks on Kurds Kill 56 in Iraq

By Emily Harris
Published January 31, 2004 at 9:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 21 years ago.

Two suicide bombers killed at least 56 people Sunday and wounded more than 200 others in attacks on offices of the two main Kurdish parties. The attacks targeted Iraq's most pro-American citizens, wounding more than 235 in the deadliest assault in Iraq in six months. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

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International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.

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