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'Militant attack on Iraq city of Kirkuk' Militants attack Iraq city of Kirkuk
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Armed militants have raided government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, according to reports. Armed militants have raided government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Iraqi media said suicide bombers had attacked "security buildings", naming police stations and a power plant, but security forces repelled the fighters. Iraqi media said suicide bombers had attacked police stations and a power plant, but that security forces repelled fighters.
The so-called Islamic State group said it was behind the attack, with its fighters coming from several directions, breaking into the town hall and taking control of a hotel. The so-called Islamic State group said it was behind the attack, with its fighters breaking into the town hall and taking control of a hotel.
A curfew has been imposed. It comes as Iraqi government-led forces attempt to retake the IS stronghold of Mosul.
A curfew has been imposed in Kirkuk "until further notice", Iraqi media said.
The Beirut-based newspaper Al-Sumaria reported that after the dawn attack, police had killed one suicide bomber but three others blew themselves up.
A district police chief, Brig Gen Sarhad Qadir, told the paper that the situation was under control.