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BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (KUNA) -- Two separate car bombings rocked Kirkuk city,
north Iraq, on Sunday, wounding at least 55 people, mainly civilians.
The first bombing, apparently a suicide attack, targeted a government
building and the house of Christian MP Emad Johanna in Rahimawa district, to
the north of the city, a local security officer told KUNA.
The attack wounded 47 people including three of Johanna's sons besides
extensive damage to the nearby buildings and cars; four of the victims are in
critical condition, according to the source.
The second, carried out by a booby-tapped car this afternoon, targeted the
convoy of police chief of Kirkuk Governorate Maj.-Gen. Jamal Taher at the
Arafa intersection, north the city.
Five people, including two bodyguards were, injured in the attack, Maj.
-Gen. Taher told reporters.
The security forces rushed to the site, cordoned it off and started manhunt
for the perpetrators while ambulances carried the five wounded people to a
nearby hospital. (end)
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