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| Iraq: Deadly explosions target Kurdish city of Irbil | Iraq: Deadly explosions target Kurdish city of Irbil |
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| A series of explosions has rocked Irbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous province of Kurdistan, killing four members of the security services. | A series of explosions has rocked Irbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous province of Kurdistan, killing four members of the security services. |
| Three car bombs and a roadside bomb targeted the security forces HQ and the interior ministry. | Three car bombs and a roadside bomb targeted the security forces HQ and the interior ministry. |
| Irbil is in a stable part of Iraq and the region has not witnessed such attacks in the past six years. | Irbil is in 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. |
| 'Bombers killed' | 'Bombers killed' |
| At least 29 people were reported injured in Sunday's explosions. | At least 29 people were reported injured in Sunday's explosions. |
| Nozad Hadi, the governor of Irbil province, told AFP news agency that the four killed were members of the Kurdish "asayesh" security services. | Nozad Hadi, the governor of Irbil province, told AFP news agency that the four killed were members of the Kurdish "asayesh" security services. |
| Reports said the security forces' headquarters had been targeted in a suicide car bombing, 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. | The two buildings are close to each other. |
| A statement published on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) website said one car had been targeted by asayesh before it blew up near the interior ministry, reported Reuters news agency. | A statement published on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) website said one car had been targeted by asayesh before it blew up near the interior ministry, reported Reuters news agency. |
| The KRG statement also cited witnesses as saying five would-be suicide bombers had been killed before they were able to blow themselves up. | The KRG statement also cited witnesses as saying five would-be suicide bombers had been killed before they were able to blow themselves up. |
| One Iraqi security analyst was quoted as saying he believed the blasts were connected to fighting between jihadists and Kurds across the border in Syria. | One Iraqi security analyst was quoted as saying he believed the blasts were connected to fighting between jihadists and Kurds across the border in Syria. |