IED explodes, another defused in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: An improvised explosive device (IED) on Tuesday went off in southern Kirkuk city, causing no casualties, an assistant police chief said, adding that another device was defused in the same area. “The charge detonated in Wahad Athar neighborhood, southern Kirkuk, causing damage but no casualties,” Lt. Col. Kamel Ahmed told IraqiNews.com news agency. Meanwhile, another explosive charge found close to the first device was defused by police forces, the official said, noting that no damage was reported. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1