16 die in Kirkuk blast
2005-11-22 21:49
Kirkuk - Sixteen people, including women and children, were killed in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday when a suicide bomber ambushed police in a busy market area.
Police rushed to the scene after a small explosion was reported in the market area, only to be ambushed by the suicide bomber.
He rammed a police car with his vehicle, setting off a large explosion.
"The market is normally very busy at this hour because people do their shopping there before heading home," said Nassim Khodr, a local shopkeeper.
"I just saw flames bursting into the sky and people burning."
Twenty eight people were also wounded.
- AFP