13 killed in Iraq bomb blast

At least 13 people were killed and dozens more wounded today when a suicide truck bomber targeted a police station in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.

Many of the wounded were children from a nearby school, police said.

The attacker rammed the truck into the concrete blast barriers surrounding the back of the compound at about 11.30am local time, detonating his explosives which were hidden under a load of flour, said local police spokesman Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qadir.

He said 13 people were killed and 137 wounded. He also said at least 20 children who had been playing outside at a nearby school were among the casualties, although he could not provide a breakdown.