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Car Bombs in Iraq Wound at Least 25

   VOA News 06 November 2010

   Iraqi  police say at least 25 people were wounded when three car bombs
   exploded in quick succession in the northern city of Kirkuk.
   The  bombs  went  off  early  Saturday  in  the  Kurdish  area  of the
   ethnically  diverse  city, which is at the center of a dispute between
   Arabs, Turkmen and Kurds.
   Kirkuk  lies  in  the  heart  of  Iraq's oil-rich northern region, 240
   kilometers  north  of  Baghdad.   Tensions  have been increased among
   ethnic  groups  by  Kurdish efforts to incorporate the city into their
   semi-autonomous region.
   Iraq's  main  Sunni,  Shi'ite  and Kurdish factions have bee trying to
   reach an agreement on forming a new government.  The country has been
   stuck in a political deadlock since March elections.
   On Friday, Iraq delayed Monday's scheduled parliament session to elect
   a speaker until later in the week.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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