Sunday, May 29, 2011

27 killed in bomb attacks in north Iraq --- The Pioneer -- 20.5.11


AFP | Kirkuk (Iraq)

A spate of bomb attacks against police in the disputed northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed at least 27 people, the worst violence to hit Iraq in nearly two months.

A further 89 people were wounded in the three attacks, with months to go before US forces, who participate in confidence-building tripartite patrols and checkpoints with central government forces and Kurdish security officers in Kirkuk and across north Iraq, must withdraw from the country.

Three explosions -- two car bombs and a magnetic “sticky bomb” attached to a car -- occurred around one hour apart in the oil-rich city.

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