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Militants attack 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. | Armed militants have raided government buildings in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. |
Iraqi media said suicide bombers had attacked police stations and a power station, but that security forces repelled fighters. | |
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. | 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. |
It comes as Iraqi government-led forces attempt to retake the IS stronghold of Mosul. | 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. | A curfew has been imposed in Kirkuk "until further notice", Iraqi media said. |
A local TV channel showed footage of black smoke rising over the city, with automatic gunfire audible. | |
The Beirut-based newspaper Al-Sumaria reported that after the dawn attack, police had killed one suicide bomber but three others blew themselves up. | 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. | A district police chief, Brig Gen Sarhad Qadir, told the paper that the situation was under control. |
It is not yet clear whether anyone other than the bombers has been killed or injured. | |
Kirkuk, 180 miles (290km) north of Baghdad and 105 miles (170km) south east of Mosul, is claimed both by the Iraqi government and by the country's Kurds. It is oil-rich but a report from Reuters said the attack had not affected crude oil production facilities. |