Many injured in Kirkuk blast

[bemildred]

Some other bits too.

At least 18 people have been wounded in a car bomb explosion in a predominantly Kurdish neighbourhood in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.

The attack occurred at about 9am (0600 GMT) on Tuesday as the convoy of Abd al-Qadir Zanganah, the head of the city's waterworks, approached a roundabout in the Kurdish district of Rahimawa in the north of the city, local police chief Colonel Adil Zain al-Baddin said.

He said preliminary information indicated the attack involved a remote-detonation of a bomb-rigged vehicle parked on a side street.

Dozens of vehicles were reduced to twisted rubble and several buildings and shops were damaged as crowds gathered at the scene and US troops in armoured vehicles and on foot ringed the area.

al Jazeera

[Gloria]

1. So much for "stability." Wonder if the Turkmen are involved?

Things in general have been simmering as the political balance of the city has been altered as more and more Kurds have returned, leaving the Arab/Turk populations fearful of being dominated.

[Kagemusha]

2. Dominated is the kind way to put it.

Well, whatever. Point well taken. It's getting nasty over there.