A car bomb detonated by a suicide attacker followed by gunmen storming a police headquarters in the north Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 15 people (some reports put the figure as high as 30) and wounded 70 others on Sunday, a police general said.
Militants had apparently sought to take control of the compound, but were unsuccessful, said to AFP Brigadier General Natah Mohammed Sabr, the head of the city’s emergency services department.
The attackers struck at morning rush hour in the city centre, Sabr said, with the militants armed with guns, grenades and suicide vests looking to force their way into the police headquarters in the chaotic aftermath of the car bombing.
The attack caused massive damage to nearby buildings, Sabr said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the violence.