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Dozens dead in Iraq suicide attack
At least 30 people have been killed as a suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a police headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police say.
The attack happened during morning rush hour.
30 people have been reported dead in Iraq after a suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a police headquarters in the northern city of Kirkuk.
A city police official told AFP news agency that militants had tried to seize the compound but were unsuccessful.
No group has said it carried out the attack.
Kirkuk is ethnically mixed, and at the centre of a dispute between the Iraqi government and Kurds over oil and land rights.
Two weeks ago at least 10 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on the offices of the Kurdish Democratic Party in the city.
Sunni insurgents linked to al-Qaeda have been blamed for much of the recent violence in Iraq.
However, there has been a relative calm in recent days.
The attack took place during morning rush hour in the centre of Kirkuk, police Brig-Gen Natah Mohammed Sabr told AFP.
Militants armed with guns, grenades and suicide vests tried to enter the headquarters after a bomb was detonated.
The attack caused massive damage to nearby buildings, Brig-Gen Sabr added.
