A car bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least eight people and wounded 70 more in a crowded market area today.
Police said the blast targeted an Iraqi Army patrol as soldiers collected salaries from a bank in the market area crowded with auto-parts and tyre stores.
The oil-rich city of Kirkuk has witnessed a spate of attacks in recent months amid tensions between the Kurdish and Sunni Arab populations.
On Sunday, four car bombs, three of them driven by suicide attackers, killed at least seven people in Kirkuk.
Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, is disputed by Sunni Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen. Its final status is one of Iraq's most sensitive issues.
