Nine killed in Iraq bomb attacks

A suicide car bomb went off in a crowded market in northern Iraq today, moments after a booby-trapped vehicle exploded, killing at least nine people and injuring 60, police said.

The back-to-back blasts in the oil hub of Kirkuk broke a brief lull in large-scale violence around the country as US and Iraqi forces try to regain control of Baghdad and other key areas from gangs and militias.