Suicide car bomber kills 5 Iraqis in Kirkuk

  • 12/15/2022
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Kirkuk, May 23, SPA -- A suicide bomber drove hisexplosives-packed pickup truck into a crowd of peopleoutside a municipal council office in northern Iraq onMonday, killing five Iraqis and wounding 13, police said. The attack happened near the city council officesin Tuz Khormato, a town 55 miles (88 Kilometers) south ofKirkuk, said police commander Lt. Gen. Sarhat Qader. Qader said the attacker drove his vehicle into a group ofcouncil employees and local residents as they were liningup to enter the building at about 8:30 a.m., the start ofthe working day. Five Iraqis were killed and 13 injured, includingPatriotic Union of Kurdistan official Mahmoud Mohammed,Qader said.--SPA1020 Local Time 0720 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/264358

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