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Iraqi Insurgents Go on Rampage, Kill 60

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A string of bombings, including one by a man with explosives strapped to his body, struck several Iraqi cities Wednesday, killing more than 60 people and wounding more than 100.

Meanwhile, a U.S. offensive in the lawless region near the Syrian frontier aimed at followers of Iraq' s most-wanted terrorist entered its fourth day, the military said, adding that evidence obtained from captured insurgentsconfirmed the presence of foreign fighters in the area.

The operation came amid a surge of deadly car bombings, ambushes and other attacks after Iraq's first democratically elected government was announced April 28.

Insurgents are averaging about 70 attacks a day this month, up from 30-40 in February and March, said Lt. Col. Steven Boylan, a spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq.