(KUNA) -- Three Iraqis were injured in two separate attacks southwestern Kirkuk, said police on Sunday. In the area of Nehyat al-Riyadh, a mortar shell hit the market area, injuring two civilians who were transferred later for al-Hwuaijah hospital for treatment, an Iraqi police source told KUNA.Meanwhile, another civilian was injured when a timed-bomb exploded in the Kirkuk-Hwuaijah highway. The explosion also damaged a civilian car.
The Iraqi city of Kirkuk has witnessed this afternoon the most violent explosion that took place near the city's court, which resulted in the killing and injuring of some 120 civilians, including three judges, according to the latest figures. The explosion also resulted in severely damaging surrounding buildings, cars and nearby stores.