One civilian wounded in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Two explosive devices went off on Saturday in Kirkuk, wounding one civilian, while a third bomb was defused, said a source from the city’s police. “A roadside bomb detonated in southern Kirkuk, wounding one civilian who was admitted to hospital for treatment,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “Support forces found a roadside bomb in the southwest of Kirkuk city, and they detonated it by themselves, without causing any casualties,” he said. “In a third incident, an explosive device, which was adhered to the car of a local official, fell down on the road while the car was moving, and then was exploded, without causing any casualties or damages,” he added. The oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies 250 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1