Two civilians injured in Kirkuk explosive charge blast

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Two Iraqi civilians have been injured in an explosive charge blast east of northern Iraq ’s oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Sunday, a Kirkuk police officer reported.   “An explosive charge blew off in Riyadh township, 45 km to the west of Kirkuk on Sunday morning, wounding two civilians and causing damage to nearby areas,” Lt-Brigadier, Sarhad Qader told IraqiNews.com news agency.   Kirkuk is 280 km to the northeast of Baghdad .   SKH (PT) 789