Six killed, 12 injured in Iraq's twin bomb attacks

An Iraqi security official says at least six people have lost their lives when twin bomb attacks targeted the country’s oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attacks had left a dozen others wounded.

The attackers struck near a former police station used by member of the pro-government Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades), a group formed by Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, on Atlas Street in central Kirkuk, located 238 kilometers (148 miles) north of the capital Baghdad.

The first attacker blew up an explosives-rigged car, followed by the second, who used an explosive belt, the official added.

Iraqi security forces in mid-October seized Kirkuk province from Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the wake of a Kurdish independence vote.

According to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), a total of 114 Iraqi civilians lost their lives and 244 others were injured last month.

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