12 killed in Iraq attacks

    By IANS,

    Baghdad : At least 12 people were killed and 15 injured as two bombs struck an Iraqi town Friday, police said.

    The incident occurred when a roadside bomb went off in Tuz Khurmatu, some 170 km north of Baghdad. It was followed by a booby-trapped explosion as people rushed to the scene, reported Xinhua citing a police source.

    The blasts killed eight Kurds, two Turkmans and two Arabs, while wounded others in the ethnically mixed town, the source added.