Two truck bombs simultaneously struck markets in Tal Afar on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens, police said, in the second attack on the city in four days.The attacks occurred about 4 p.m. at popular markets in the northern and central parts of the city, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad. At least 30 people were killed and 50 wounded, city and police officials said, although they could not provide a breakdown of the casualty toll.
On Saturday, a man wearing an explosives belt blew himself up outside a pastry shop in the central market area in Tal Afar, killing at least 10 people and wounding three.
Tal Afar, about 90 miles east of the Syrian border, has suffered frequent insurgent attacks despite a March 20, 2006, declaration by President Bush declared that the city was an example of progress made in bringing security to Iraq.
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