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Twin blasts on Kirkuk buses kill 1, injure 17
[Rudaw] One woman was killed and 17 other passengers injured when twin blasts struck two public buses in downtown Kirkuk on Thursday, just a month after a string of explosions rocked the disputed city.The first improvised bomb (IED) detonated on board a bus in Companies’ Street, killing one woman and injuring four other passengers. The second IED blast struck another bus near the city center, injuring twelve. Both Toyota Coaster buses were struck by IEDs, security officials confirmed in a Facebook statement ‐ the first in the Rasa Jisir area and the second closer to Celebration Square. Dr. Karim Wali, director of Kirkuk’s Health Department, confirmed to Rudaw that 18 people had been caught in the blasts, but did not confirm the fatality. Those injured had mostly suffered burns, he said. One person is in a critical condition. Nobody has claimed responsibly for the attack. Thursday’s blasts follow a string of deadly explosions in Kirkuk less than a month ago, in which three people died and at least 16 were maimed. Kirkuk’s security is managed by Iraqi federal forces, which took control of the city from the Peshmerga in a military offensive on October 16, 2017. The security situation in the city and wider province has been gradually deteriorating since. Kirkuk is a disputed territory between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Government of Iraq. The dispute was supposed to be resolved through Article 140 of the Iraqi constitution, but its status has still not been settled.
kaboom!as the buses drove through the city centre around 7 p.m. (1600 GMT), police sources told Rooters. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-28 |
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