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Iraq
10 killed, 64 injured in explosions in Kirkuk city
2006-10-16
(KUNA) -- At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 64 others injured in six explosions which rocked Kirkuk city northern Iraq, said a Iraqi police source on Sunday. The police source told KUNA that one of the incidents involved a suicide bomber who rammed his car into a security vehicle in downtown Kikruk killing five Iraqis and injuring 10 others. An hour later, a car rigged with explosives blasted a local market south of the city, said the source, who added that the incident caused the death of three citizens and the injury of nine others.

A number of 25 injuries and two deaths also occurred in an attack which targeted a women teachers club at Tiseen Neighborhood, pointed out the source. The source went on saying that a road-side bombing on the highway to Baghdad which targeted a police car resulted in the injury of eight Iraqis. The highway also witnessed the injury of two civilians when a booby-trapped car exploded behind a shop selling deserts. The sixth explosion happened on a highway leading to the southern parts of Kirkuk, said the Iraqi police and added that nine people were injured due to the attack.

The Chief of Kirkuk's province police, Major General Shirkoh Shaker told the press that the incidents showed that there was a lack of cooperation between the intelligence agency and interior forces. The attacks were successfully coordinated by the insurgents, stated the official who warned from the escalation of violence if the security forces in the country did not fully cooperate between each other.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Lol, no wonder it's a hash, then.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-16 12:58  

#3  I think KUNA is where the other wires get their Iraq news to rewrite.
Posted by: Fred   2006-10-16 12:50  

#2  Okay, CNN is saying there were 6 carbomb blasts - 8 killed - in Kirkuk.

Nevermind, lol. I always look for corroboration of anything coming out of an Arab "news" outlet.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-16 10:53  

#1  I can't find any corroboration of this story - and note that it's not a wire piece. Not on AP, Rooters, NYT, etc. Odd, that.
Posted by: .com   2006-10-16 09:44  

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