The capital of the autonomous province of Kurdistan in Iraq has been the target of bomb attacks, the first such violence in over 6 years.
The headquarters of the Kurdish security forces, the asayesh, and the interior ministry were hit by the attacks, leaving 6 asayesh dead and dozens injured.
A government spokesperson said that the violence could be linked to the Syrian conflict, which had recently seen fighting between Kurds and fundamentalists.
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