Date: 2 April 2007

Location: Kirkuk, Iraq

Type of event: terrorism

Description:

A police station next to a school in Kirkuk, Iraq, was attacked with a truck bomb; 2 children and 10 adults were killed, 50 children and 150 adults were injured.

Consequences: 12 killed, 200 injured

References:

• AP, 11 Dec. 2008, "A look at attacks in or near Kirkuk," International Herald Tribune, on line [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/11/news/Iraq-Kirkuk-Attacks-Glance.php].
• King, Laura, 3 April 2007, "Bomb detonates outside school," Los Angeles Times, A-4, on line [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/03/world/fg-iraq3].
• Raghavan, Sudarsan, 3 April 2007, "Truck bomber kills schoolgirls in Kirkuk," Washington Post, A14, on line [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/02/AR2007040200228.html].

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