A blast killed three Iraqi civilians and injured at least 11 others on Wednesday in northern Iraq's Kirkuk city. The blast targeted a civilian bus in Kirkuk's Arafah suburb, Kirkuk's Police Chief Brigadier Sarhad Qader told KUNA. In addition, another blast injured two civilians in the southern part of Kirkuk. A police source informed KUNA that the blast targeted a residence, leading to the injury of two of its inhabitants.In another development, British forces apprehended on Tuesday five people during a raid in Basra. In a press release on Wednesday, the British Command in Iraq said the five persons were arrested in one of Basra's residential areas, but did not explain the raid's reason. Eyewitnesses told KUNA that the house that was targeted by the raid had been occupied by an Iraqi political faction for the past two years.
In Mosul, two civilians were killed when they were attacked by unknown gunmen. Furthermore, four other civilians were injured in Mosul during clashes between Iraqi police and a number of gunmen.