Five policemen injured in 2 Kirkuk blasts

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Five Iraqi policemen have been injured in two successive blasts against their patrol south of Kirkuk on Tuesday, a security source reported.   “Two explosive charges blew off early on Tuesday against a police patrol in Tuz-Khurmato district, 80 km to the south of Kirkuk,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency, adding that the attack had injured 5 of the patrol’s policemen, along with causing damage to one of its vehicles.   The oil-rich city of Kirkuk is 280 km to the northeast of Baghdad .