Kirkuk car bombs kill 17

"In the multiple car bombings in Kirkuk, a city bitterly contested by several ethnic and religious groups, three suicide car bombers, including one driving a van packed with chickens and explosives, detonated their payloads throughout the city, killing 13 people and wounding at least 34, according to Maj. Gen. Turhan Yusuf, chief of the Kirkuk Police Department. One blew himself up near a girls’ academy, killing two students.
Four other bombs, including two unattended car bombs, killed four civilians and wounded at least 19 others, police officials said. Most of the bombs were apparently directed at Iraqi security forces."

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The New York Times. 5 Americans Killed in Iraq, Bringing Month’s Toll to 53. October 16, 2006.

posted: tuesday, october 17, 2006, 2:02 AM ET