A car exploded near the headquarters of the US-led occupation forces in the northern city of Kirkuk late on Thursday. There was no word on casualties. According to an AFP correspondent at the scene, a car with three men inside stopped in front of the occupation headquarters in al-Wassity neighbourhood, south of Kirkuk. US troops opened fire on the car which sped off before stopping about 200 metres away from the headquarters.
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The three men then stepped out of the car and fled before the vehicle exploded seconds later. A second smaller explosion from the car occurred a short time later. Colonel Khattab Abdel Aref, director of the Kirkuk emergency police forces, said his men were prevented from approaching the scene by US troops. "We do not have details about the incident, except that we heard an explosion," he said. |