The Civil War Heads North

With Kirkuk being targeted by bombers.

Kirkuk is home to Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens who claim ownership of the city and the oil-rich lands around it.

The first bombing is believed to have taken place at about 0730 (0330 GMT).

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About 30 minutes later, a suspected suicide car bomber tried to ram the main police headquarters. Two policemen and three civilians were killed, Gen Qadir said.

The offices of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's Kurdish PUK party were also targeted. Police opened fire on a suspected suicide car bomber, causing the vehicle to explode.

In another attack, a district police chief was wounded and his bodyguard killed in a bomb attack. A further bomb went off as people gathered at the scene.

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