Iraq: two explosions in Kirkuk- at least 15 killed

Iraq: two explosions in Kirkuk- at least 15 killed

The first explosion was a parked car bomb targeting a police patrol at 7:45 a.m. in the city center. Ten people were killed and nine people were wounded in that attack, Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qadir said.

A suspected suicide car bomber then tried to go through the checkpoint of the Kirkuk police directorate some 30 minutes later, but the guards opened fire, causing the car to explode. Qadir said two policemen and three civilians were killed and six people were wounded, including one policeman and five civilians, the AP reports.