Iraq car bomb attack kills 10, wounds 45

A SUICIDE bomber detonated an explosive-packed vehicle yesterday outside an Iraqi police station in a Kurdish neighbourhood, killing at least 10 people and wounding at least 45 others.

The attack was the latest in a string of vehicle and suicide bombings against Iraqi security forces and others seen as cooperating with the US-led occupation, that have killed more than 300 people this year, most of them Iraqis.

It was also the third blast since last month to target Kurds, who are pressing to maintain their self-rule region in northern Iraq.