Bomb strikes key Iraq oil centre

At least 16 people have been killed in a bombing in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, a key centre of Iraq’s oil industry.

More than 50 people were wounded in the explosion, which may have been a suicide bombing, police say.

Some reports say the blast happened at a bank where pensioners were waiting to collect money, but details are unclear.

Kirkuk, 290km (180miles) north of Baghdad, is divided between ethnic Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen and has been the scene of ethnic tensions.


BBC