Final result of Kirkuk blasts – 27 killed, 90 injured

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The final result of three explosions that took place in northern Iraq ’s oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday has reached 27 people killed and 90 others injured, a Kirkuk medical source said.   “The final result for the three explosions that shook Kirkuk on Thursday has reached 27 killed and 90 injured, 4 of them driven to Kurdistan hospitals for treatment, because of their serious injuries,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said that five police officers, one of them with lt. brigadier rank, the other a major, the third a captain and 2 lieutenants, have been among the killed persons.   In a related development, Kirkuk ’s Police Director, Maj-General Jamal Taher, charged al-Qaeda organization with having been behind the attacks, which he said took place to revenge the detention of a number of its commanders, led by the so-called “Wali (Islamic Governor) of Kirkuk in the underground Islamic State of Iraq.”   Noteworthy is that two explosions took place on Thursday morning, close to the Kirkuk Directorate, followed by another explosion close to the Province’s building.   SKH (IT)     928