Suicide bombers kills 7 Iraqi soldiers in n. Iraq

KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec 13 (Reuters) Two suicide bombers struck an Iraqi army base in northern Iraq today, killing seven soldiers and wounding 15, police said.

General Torhan Abdul Rahman said the first bomber detonated his vehicle after ramming the gate of the base in the town of Riyadh, some 60 km (40 miles) south of the volatile oil city of Kirkuk.

The second bomber managed to enter the base before blowing himself up, Abdul Rahman told Reuters.

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