World | Iraq Suicide Bomb Kills 50 in Iraq Blast at Shia mosque occurs hours after PM's warning By Nick McMaster Posted Jun 20, 2009 10:35 AM CDT Copied The crater left behind by a truck bombing is seen near Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Emad Matti) At least 50 people were killed in Iraq today when a truck bomb detonated near a crowd of worshipers leaving a Shiite mosque near Kirkuk, Reuters reports. The bombing occurred only hours after Nouri al-Maliki warned the country that terrorist violence may increase as the planned June 30 withdrawal of US troops approaches. The blast wounded about 175 civilians and destroyed many nearby homes. Read These Next Need a solid 'air hack'? Book your flight on this day. Trump sets 10% tariff, then raises it. An armed man was shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago. Lindsey Vonn's Olympic crash puts ski gear under the microscope. Report an error