Ethnically Tense Kirkuk Hit With Car Bomb

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the ethnically tense northern oil city of Kirkuk, killing at least three people and wounding 15, police said. An American soldier died of injuries suffered in a land mine explosion south of the capital, the U.S. command said.

In Baghdad, gunmen Tuesday assassinated a police colonel, Amir Mirza, in a market in the city's Wahda district, police said. An Iraqi civilian was killed and nine were wounded in a blast Tuesday in Tal Afar, scene of ongoing clashes between insurgents and U.S. soldiers.

The car bomb went off in the industrial district of Kirkuk as pedestrians were passing by, police Capt. Farhad Talabani said. Police said it did not appear to have been a suicide attack, and no group claimed responsibility.

Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, is located in one of the richest oil fields in the Middle East and is home to Arab, Kurdish and Turkomen communities, each vying for power there

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[leftchick]

1. good God what a mess...

I usually flip through they Yahoo Iraq gallery daily and I can't take it anymore...

:cry:

[sabra]

2. Kirkuk blast kills three as US soldier dies of wounds, Police colonel assa

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Kirkuk blast kills three as US soldier dies of wounds, Police colonel assassinated in Baghdad

Posted: 12-07-2005 , 11:51 GMT

A car bomb has exploded in the industrial district of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring 15.

A police official said the car was parked in the southern neighborhood when it exploded as people were passing in the street. Another official said it was not a suicide attack.

In the meantime, the military said a US soldier in Iraq has died of injuries he sustained when his patrol struck a land mine west of Baghdad. In a statement Tuesday, the military said the explosion occurred Monday morning.

Meanwhile, in Baghdad, gunmen Tuesday assassinated a police colonel, Amir Mirza, in a market in the city's Wahda district, police said.

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[dArKeR]

3. Sarcastically I said to myself, "I better click this story because the

Media Whores usually bury dead American soldiers in obscure titled reports." And here it is again. Proof of Racketeering and collusion between American corporations, Media Whores, and the Republican Immoral Murder Machine.