least 42 people in Iraq as the government investigated a deadly attack
on a Sunni mosque the day before that has heightened sectarian
tensions amid a fragile political transition.
In oil-rich Kirkuk, three bombs went off in a crowded commercial
district, killing 31 people and wounding dozens, Kirkuk deputy police
chief Tarhan Abdel-Rahman said on Saturday.
One witness said he heard "an explosion between the cars, and then we
started carrying out the dead bodies from there while people were
burning inside the shops and cars". The witness asked not to be named
for fear of retribution.
In Baghdad, a suicide bomber had earlier driven an explosives-laden
car into the gate of the intelligence headquarters in Karrada
district, killing six civilians and five security personnel, a police
officer said. He said 24 other people were wounded.
A medical official confirmed causality figures. Both officials spoke
on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to brief the
media.
The attacks came after parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri said that a
committee of security officials and lawmakers were probing Friday's
attack against a village mosque in Diyala province, northeast of the
capital, which killed at least 73 people.
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