Iraq twin bombings kill 12, wound 28

TIKRIT: A twin attack involving a car bomb and a suicide bombing in the north Iraq city of Tikrit killed 12 people near a bank and a market crowded with shoppers stocking up for Ramazan, officials said.

At least 28 people were also wounded in the attack, a health department official said.

"A car bomb exploded outside the Al-Rafidain Bank in the centre of Tikrit, and one minute later a suicide bomber exploded his vest as people gathered," said Dr Raad al-Juburi, head of the health department in Salaheddin province, of which Tikrit is the capital.

He gave a toll of 12 people killed and 28 wounded and added that police and soldiers were among the victims.

A security official in Tikrit confirmed the 12 dead, adding the attack happened at 11:45 am (0845 GMT). (AFP)