Roadside bomb kills 3 in Iraq

By SAMEER N. YACOUB

The Associated Press

BAGHDAD — A police spokesman says a roadside bomb in northern Iraq has killed three people and wounded a fourth.

A body is taken from the scene of a bomb attack in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. A series of blasts hit a Shiite holy city in Iraq on Sunday, killing and wounding scores of people, police and hospital officials said. (AP Photo / Ahmed al-Husseini)

A man inspects the scene of a bomb attack in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. A series of blasts hit a Shiite holy city in Iraq on Sunday, killing and wounding scores of people, police and hospital officials said. (AP Photo / Ahmed al-Husseini)

Security forces stand guard at the scene of a bomb attack in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. A series of blasts hit a Shiite holy city in Iraq on Sunday, killing and wounding scores of people, police and hospital officials said. (AP Photo / Ahmed al-Husseini)

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Police Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qadir says the four were traveling south of the city of Kirkuk on Monday when their car hit a roadside bomb. No further details were immediately available.

Qadir says police are investigating.

Kirkuk is located 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad.

The city sits on top of one of Iraq's largest oil reserves and has long been a point of friction among Arabs, Kurds and Turkomen who are vying for control of the land.

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September 26, 2011 07:31 AM EDT

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