BAGHDAD, Iraq, JULY 30, SPA -- A car packed with explosives exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis and wounding seven others, Iraqi police said Sunday. The explosion occurred late Saturday night in eastern Kirkuk, said police Col. Burhan Tayeb. No Americans were injured in the explosion, he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. --SPA 1436 Local Time 1136 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/379145