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Iraqi intelligence building bombed in Kirkuk

A suicide bomber, reportedly an Islamic State member, detonated himself at an Iraqi intelligence building in the disputed northern city.
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An Iraqi intelligence building in the disputed city of Kirkuk came under attack today, according to multiple reports.

The incident occurred when two men approached the building used by Iraq’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Directorate in the northern city, one wearing a suicide vest, according to various reports. The man in the vest threw a grenade at the building and then detonated his vest, while the other drove away, the reports said. Three security forces members were injured in the blast, according to The Associated Press.

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