An Iraqi woman touches the coffin of a relative, one day after a triple bombing, including a massive suicide truck blast, killed more than 80 people, the deadliest attack yet in the oil-rich northern city of in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. The bloodshed reinforced concern that extremists are heading north as U.S.-led forces step up pressure around Baghdad.

First published in the July 17, 2007, 9:18 p.m. edition

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