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Suicide attack in Iraq kills 10 outside political office | Suicide attack in Iraq kills 10 outside political office |
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At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a political office in northern Iraq, officials say. | At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a political office in northern Iraq, officials say. |
More than 90 people are reported to have been injured in the attack on offices of the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) in the city of Kirkuk. | |
The KDP is led by the president of the largely autonomous Kurdish region, Massoud Barzani. | |
Police say the blast was caused by a vehicle driven by a suicide bomber and caused considerable damage. | |
Kirkuk has a population of Kurds, Arabs and Turkomen, who each claim ownership of the city and the region's oil resources. | |
Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities had been planning to hold talks over the disputed territory. | |
Although sectarian violence has decreased in Iraq since the height of the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, attacks are still common. | Although sectarian violence has decreased in Iraq since the height of the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, attacks are still common. |
Two more people were killed and 20 others wounded in a second attack outside the offices of another political party in Tuz Khurmato 55 miles (85km) to the south. | |
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