Several people were injured and one reportedly killed in a series of blasts that rocked Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk late on Wednesday, the Rudaw media outlet reported, though there is no official casualty toll yet.
Multiple landmines exploded on the city’s central highway, while several districts were shelled by militants. A local children’s hospital also came under attack, according to the media outlet.
سلسلة انفجارات تهز كركوك العراقية – https://t.co/ceLkcYZnVR pic.twitter.com/X3l8S56EIm
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Recently, the Kirkuk governorate has been hit by a number of terrorist attacks. In late June, the remains of hostages, all reportedly members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, were found by Iraqi security forces on the Kirkuk-Diyala road.