(KUNA) -- Militants abducted an Iraqi civilian in the northern oil city of Kirkuk and people took to the streets in a rally against terrorism in the same city on Thursday.Kirkuk police sources told KUNA the militants kidnapped Waad Allah Khalil Khalfo, a construction agent, in the city. Also in Kirkuk, some 150 people gathered in the southern part of the city in a rally against terrorism, calling on the authority to protect the citizens against terrorism.
Daily incidents of violence have been taking place in the Kirkuk region, killing and injuring tens of local people. A number of improvised explosive devices (IED) blew in the region, but no casualties were reported.