Kirkuk blast toll rises to 32

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Casualties from the car bomb blast that occurred earlier today in Kirkuk province have reached 32, according to a local medic. “The toll from the car bomb explosion that occurred in al-Wassiti neighborhood, near al-Asdiqaa gas station, southwestern Kirkuk, has reached 10 dead and 22 wounded persons,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The source noted that the toll is likely to increase further as some of the wounded are in critical condition. Earlier today, a local police chief said that 13 persons, including six police personnel, were wounded in the blast. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1