Iraq bomb blast kills five
August 24th, 2008 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Baghdad, Aug 24 (Xinhua) At least five people were killed and eight wounded Saturday in a bomb explosion in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk, the police said.The blast occurred in a car market. It was not immediately known whether the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber, an official said.
Kirkuk city, some 250 km north of Baghdad, is an important industrial hub.
No further details were immediately available.
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