(VOVworld)- Iraqi police say at least 11 people died and 22 others were wounded in a bombing on Tuesday in Kirkuk city, 250 km north of Baghdad.

A suicide car bombing followed by an assault by grenade-throwing gunmen on a police headquarters in a disputed city in north Iraq killed 30 people. The vehicle that was detonated in central Kirkuk was painted to appear as though it was a police car, and the militants who sought to seize the compound were dressed as policemen, witnesses said. Photo: Reuters

A bomb beside the road outside a mosque exploded after a prayer meeting on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. No group has taken responsibility for the bombing but al-Qaeda is usually behind these attacks. Iraq is experiencing its worst wave of violence in recent years. According to UN statistics, 6000 people have died and more than 14000 people have been wounded in Iraq in the last 9 months.