TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed and 17 others wounded on Monday when insurgents detonated an oil tanker packed with explosives inside a governmental compound in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, police said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sunni Muslim insurgents tied to al Qaeda have been redoubling their efforts to undermine Iraq's Shi'ite-led government and foment inter-communal conflict this year.
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