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Iraq street bombings kill at least nine including two children Iraq street bombings kill at least nine including two children
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Two car bombs in a northern Iraqi city and a suicide bomber 30 miles north of Baghdad on Wednesday led to the deaths of at least nine people, officials said.Two car bombs in a northern Iraqi city and a suicide bomber 30 miles north of Baghdad on Wednesday led to the deaths of at least nine people, officials said.
An explosives-laden car parked in the centre of Kirkuk exploded at about 3pm local time killing three civilians and wounding eight.An explosives-laden car parked in the centre of Kirkuk exploded at about 3pm local time killing three civilians and wounding eight.
An hour later another bomb in a parked car exploded in the same area and killed two children and their parents as they were travelling in a vehicle nearby, according to Kirkuk's deputy police chief, Major General Torhan Abdul-Rahman Youssef.An hour later another bomb in a parked car exploded in the same area and killed two children and their parents as they were travelling in a vehicle nearby, according to Kirkuk's deputy police chief, Major General Torhan Abdul-Rahman Youssef.
The provincial health directorate chief, Sidiq Omar Rasool, confirmed the casualty figures.The provincial health directorate chief, Sidiq Omar Rasool, confirmed the casualty figures.
Civilians joined forces with rescuers and police in searching for survivors in a damaged house after the first explosion. One man, wailing, tried repeatedly to make his way through to the house but was prevented by the crowds.Civilians joined forces with rescuers and police in searching for survivors in a damaged house after the first explosion. One man, wailing, tried repeatedly to make his way through to the house but was prevented by the crowds.
After the second attack, firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze that engulfed the car. There were at least three charred bodies, of a woman and two children, visible.After the second attack, firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze that engulfed the car. There were at least three charred bodies, of a woman and two children, visible.
Arabs, Kurds and Turks live in Kirkuk, and all have competing claims to the oil-rich area. The Kurds want to incorporate it into their self-rule region in Iraq's north, but the Arabs and Iraqi Turks oppose this claim.Arabs, Kurds and Turks live in Kirkuk, and all have competing claims to the oil-rich area. The Kurds want to incorporate it into their self-rule region in Iraq's north, but the Arabs and Iraqi Turks oppose this claim.
In the town of Tarmiyah, about 30 miles north of Baghdad, a suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police patrol, killing two policemen and wounding eight other people, a police official said.In the town of Tarmiyah, about 30 miles north of Baghdad, a suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police patrol, killing two policemen and wounding eight other people, a police official said.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but car and suicide bombings are regarded as a hallmark of al-Qaida's Iraq branch.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but car and suicide bombings are regarded as a hallmark of al-Qaida's Iraq branch.
Separately, after one man died of his wounds in hospital, authorities raised to 12 the death toll from the attack on Tuesday on Baghdad liquor stores. Families gathered outside a city morgue to receive the bodies of their relatives. Several wooden caskets were loaded on vehicles as mourners chanted: "There is no God but Allah."Separately, after one man died of his wounds in hospital, authorities raised to 12 the death toll from the attack on Tuesday on Baghdad liquor stores. Families gathered outside a city morgue to receive the bodies of their relatives. Several wooden caskets were loaded on vehicles as mourners chanted: "There is no God but Allah."
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