Baghdad, Ramadan 2, 1432, Aug 2, 2011, SPA - As many as 19 people including three policemen were injured this morning in a car bomb explosion in Central Kirkuk. An official police source in the city, which lies 260 kms north of Baghdad, said the car containing the bomb was parked in "Shatarolu" area in Central Kirkuk, adding that its explosion this morning wounded 19 people including three policemen. Police imposed a security cordon around the scene of the blast and began investigation into circumstances of the explosion, according to official security sources. Meanwhile, the sources said ambulances rushed the wounded to a nearby hospital. --SPA 11:17 LOCAL TIME 08:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/915325