Three killed, five wounded in Kirkuk car bomb attack

13/07/2006 - 09:25:50
A car bomb struck a police patrol in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk today, killing three policemen and wounding five others.

The explosion occurred at about 11.30am local time in the oil-rich city 180 miles north of Baghdad that has seen a series of recent attacks.

Police Col. Burhan Taib gave the initial casualty toll as three policemen killed and five wounded.