Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and four security members were wounded in two roadside bomb attacks in and south of the Iraq's northern oil industry hub of Kirkuk on Saturday, a local police source said.
"A roadside bomb detonated before midday near a passing army patrol in the al-Hawijah area, 70 km south of Kirkuk, killing two soldiers and injuring another," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Another roadside bomb went off while a police patrol was passing by in central Kirkuk, wounding three policemen and destroying their vehicle, the source added.
Insurgents frequently attack Iraqi security forces accusing them of collaboration with U.S. occupation.
Kirkuk, some 250 km north of Baghdad, has witnessed increasing tension, since the collapse of Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, as Arab and Turkmen population in the city are fighting Kurdish efforts to join the city to their autonomous region just to the north.
Source: Xinhua
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