Police recruitment centre blast kills 46

Yahya Barzanji, Irbil

The Iraqi militant group Ansar al-Sunnah claimed responsibility for the attack in the Kurdish city of Irbil, saying in an internet statement it was in revenge for the Kurds' alliance with US forces.

The same group had claimed credit for a 2004 twin suicide bombing also targeting Kurds in Irbil that killed 109 people.