February 2013 Kirkuk attack
At 9:15 am on 3 February 2013, a suicide truck bombing occurred in Kirkuk,
northern Iraq.[1][2] The bomber triggered the blast near a side entrance to the city's police headquarters, demolishing part of a nearby government office and leaving a large crater in the street.[1] Insurgents armed with AK-47s, grenades and explosive belts, who were disguised as police officers, were killed by guards as they tried to charge into the police building.[1][2] Police stated that 33 people were killed, including 12 employees of the government office.[1] Medical sources gave the death toll as 16.[2] About 90 other people were injured.[1][2]
Many other major attacks have occurred in Kirkuk, including in
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