Awwal 06, 1432, Feb 09, 2011, SPA -- Car bombs ripped through the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, killing seven and wounding up to 80 people. The blasts struck outside the headquarters of the Kurdish intelligence forces known as the Asayish, on a highway and near a gas station in southern Kirkuk, located 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad. AP Television News footage showed police cars with blaring sirens racing to the Asayish headquarters when a second explosion went off in the area, going off near a taxicab and knocking people to the ground. The sounds of gunshots could be heard immediately after the 10 a.m. blast. Police Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qadir said seven were killed and up to 80 wounded in the explosions. Dr. Khalid Ahmed of Kirkuk emergency hospital confirmed the casualty count.
