Insurgents kill 60 in string of Iraq attacks

A STRING of bombings in Iraqi cities - including one by a man with explosives strapped to his body - killed more than 60 people and wounded more than 100 yesterday.

This occured as US troops pushed on in an offensive aimed at followers of Iraq’s most-wanted terrorist.

This week’s offensive came amid a surge of deadly attacks after Iraq’s first democratically elected government was announced on April 28. Insurgents are averaging about 70 attacks a day this month, up from 30 to 40 in February and March, said Lt Col Steven Boylan, a spokesperson for US forces in Iraq.