Carbomb kills at least 8 in Iraq's Kirkuk

KIRKUK, Iraq, Oct 19 (Reuters) A car bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least eight people and wounded 70 more in a crowded market area today, police said.

They said the blast targeted a patrol of the Iraqi Army as soldiers were collecting salaries from a bank in the market area crowded with auto-parts and tyre stores.

The oil-rich city of Kirkuk has witnessed a spate of attacks in recent months amid tensions between the Kurdish and Sunni Arab populations.

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