Three Killed in Bomb Attack in N.Iraq City Kirkuk

KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in a crowded market in a Kurdish neighborhood of the northern Iraq oil city Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding around 22, Iraqi police said.
Colonel Ahmed Slamrz said the attack occurred at around 9:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. EDT) when the market was packed with shoppers. Kirkuk, a city claimed by three ethnic groups -- Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs -- has suffered persistent unrest in recent months.

Shirko Shakir, the commander of Kirkuk's police, said five of those hurt in the blast were seriously wounded, suggesting the death toll could rise.

Another police official said the bomb had been made of gas canisters and hidden near a road leading through the market. The blast brought down power cables, setting wooden stalls at the market ablaze, witnesses said.

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everthing is quiet in the north..."

Now we find out that the area has unrest" and has had for some time. SO WHERE IS THE MEDIA? In their safe little enclave in Bagdhad, guarded by Blackwater? Why wasn't this reported?