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26 Iraqi soldiers killed, three civilians wounded in Kirkuk attack

IRBIL, June 19 (KUNA) -- Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed and 19 others were wounded on Tuesday in an armed attack on their convoy south of Kirkuk, the Iraqi police said.
The police said that three other Iraqi civilians were also killed in a booby-trapped car blast in the city of Mosul.
Police Chief of Al-Aqthia in Kirkuk Brigadier Sarhed Qader told KUNA that unidentified gunmen attacked a convoy of Iraqi soldiers south of Kirkuk leaving seven soldiers killed and 19 civilians wounded. (end) sbr.tg KUNA 191900 Jun 07NNNN