Blasts reported in Kirkuk
Two huge blasts which appeared to be artillery or mortar rounds shook the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk tonight.
Gunfire punctuated the night at the end of a second day of ethnic violence in which at least 10 people died.
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Gunfire punctuated the night at the end of a second day of ethnic violence in which at least 10 people died.
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