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| Iraq explosions target Kurdish city of Irbil | |
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| A series of explosions has rocked the Iraqi city of Irbil, the capital of the autonomous province of Kurdistan, killing two people and injuring 18. | |
| Three car bombs and a roadside bomb targeted the security forces HQ and the interior ministry. | |
| Irbil is a stable part of Iraq and the region has not witnessed such attacks in the past six years. | |
| The blasts come a day after results were announced in the region's parliamentary elections. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| On Sunday, a suicide car bombing targeted the security forces headquarters, while another two car bombs and a roadside bomb went off near the Kurdish ministry of the interior. | |
| The two buildings are close to each other. |