BAGHDAD, November 15, SPA -- A suicide car bomber killed six people Thursday in northern Iraq, police said. The blast occurred around 8 a.m. in Kirkuk, a mixed city290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, said policeBrig. Sarhad Qadir. The bomber's apparent target was the convoy of a seniorKurdish police officer, Brig. Khattab Omar, who heads thecity police department's quick response force, Qadir said. Omar was driving in a six-car convoy when the bomberrammed into his vehicle, Qadir said. Associated PressTelevision News footage showed a charred Iraqi humvee beingtowed from the scene of the blast. Omar survived with serious injures to his chest and head,and was being evacuated to a larger hospital, Qadir said. Three police officers and three civilian bystanders werekilled, and at least 21 total people injured, he said. Many of the wounded were children who had been walking toschool when the bomber struck. APTN footage from inside anearby hospital showed a young girl in a school uniform,covered with blood. A child's shoe could be seen peekingout from under a tarp covering bodies of the dead.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/500028