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Iraq explosions: Blasts target city of Irbil | |
(34 minutes later) | |
A series of explosions has rocked the Iraqi city of Irbil, the capital of the autonomous province of Kurdistan. | |
Unnamed officials said four car bombs had been detonated near the headquarters of Iraqi Kurdish security services, followed by gunfire. | |
Unlike the rest of Iraq, Irbil has benefited from stable security and foreign investment. | Unlike the rest of Iraq, Irbil has benefited from stable security and foreign investment. |
The blasts come a day after results were announced in the region's parliamentary elections. | |
The main opposition Gorran (Change) party moved into second place, ahead of President Jalal Talabani's party. | |
His Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) had shared power in the previous government with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which won most votes in the latest election. | |
Reuters news agency quoted Kurdish television channels as saying that two people were killed in Sunday's explosions and eight wounded. |