9 dead as violence erupts in Iraq

Gunmen kill 4 people in Baghdad, according to reports

By By Mohammed Tawfeeq CNN
POSTED: 11:28 AM PDT March 11, 2013    UPDATED: 5:06 PM PST March 5, 2013 
Baghdad, Iraq generic
BAGHDAD () -

(CNN) -- At least nine people were killed in Iraq on Tuesday, five in Kirkuk and four in Baghdad, police said.

Two car bombs exploded near police patrols in the oil-rich and ethnically volatile city of Kirkuk. At least 18 people were wounded as well.

Gunmen in Baghdad shot and killed the four in three incidents.

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