Thursday, May 19, 2011

Bombings in Kirkuk kill 29

"BAGHDAD -- A series of bombings killed at least 29 people Thursday in the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk amid a growing debate over security in the oil-rich area ahead of the planned withdrawal of U.S. forces at year's end.

Two coordinated explosions targeted the police headquarters in Kirkuk, 140 miles north of Baghdad, killing 25 people and wounding at least 65, security officials said. A third blast struck the motorcade of the city's chief counterterrorism official, killing four security guards and seriously wounding nine others."


Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/19/2224545/deadly-iraq-bombings-add-fuel.html#ixzz1MpWO6hpe

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