3 workers injured in blast southwest of Kirkuk

March 26, 2009 - 12:27:32


KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Three electricity workers were wounded Thursday in a bomb blast in southwest of Kirkuk, the local police chief said.

“An improvised explosive device went off near the electricity department’s workers in al-Rashad district, southwest of Kirkuk, injuring three workers who were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment,” Brig. Sarhad Qader told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

Kirkuk is 250 km northeast of Kirkuk.

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