Iraq News: Deadly blasts at Kirkuk.

Deadly twin blasts hit Kirkuk

At least 15 people killed and 40 others injured in bomb blasts near a police station in northern Iraq. Last Modified: 19 May 2011 07:50 Email Print Share Send Feedback

Two bombs have exploded near a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 15 people, security sources said. An interior ministry source put the toll at 15 dead and 40 injured, while a police source said Thursday's explosions killed 20 people and injured 15. 'Many casualities'   "Two explosions occurred, one of them a car bomb near a bus station in central Kirkuk. There are many casualties but as yet we don't know the exact number," Jamal Tahir, the police chief of Kirkuk province, told the Reuters news agency. A smaller explosion was followed by a car bomb blast when police and rescue workers responded at the scene near Kirkuk's police headquarters, a police source said. Kirkuk is located 250km north of the capital, Baghdad. (source:http://english.aljazeera.net/news) =====================================================