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Car bomb killed at least four in Kirkuk

Published: March. 11, 2013 at 10:32 AM

KIRKUK, Iraq, March 11 (UPI) -- A suicide car bombing at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq, killed at least four people and injured at least 110 others, police said.

Police said the suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden vehicle near the police center then set off the explosives, IraqiNews.com reported Monday.

"The car bombings resulted in killing three policemen and a woman who was close to the explosion area and injuring 110 others as a count that is not final," a security official said.

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