People sit in the rubble of destroyed homes after a truck bombing near Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 21, 2009. The truck bombing struck on Saturday near a Shiite mosque following prayers, police said, making it the deadliest blast in nearly two months. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)From Yahoo News/AP:
BAGHDAD – Police and rescue crews sifted through the rubble of a mosque and dozens of flattened mud-brick homes on Sunday looking for survivors of the worst attack in Iraq this year — a truck bombing blamed on al-Qaida that killed 72 people.
Political parties said Saturday's attack against a Shiite mosque near the ethnically tense city of Kirkuk was aimed at destabilizing Iraq, which is slowly trying to return to normal after years of ethnic and religious bloodletting.
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Update: Iraqi bombing death toll climbs -- BBC
Update #2: Iraq: Death toll from huge suicide blast soars -- CNN
My Comment: Everyone is getting nervous (again) about the impeding U.S. military departure from Iraqi cities. A withdrawal that is on time and proceeding regardless of what is happening on the ground (contrary to what Washington may be saying).