Bomb attack in Iraqi Kurdish capital kills six

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Six people were killed on Sunday in a series of blasts targeting a security directorate in the capital of Iraq's usually peaceful autonomous Kurdistan region, security and medical sources said, the first such attack since 2007.

Kurdistan has largely managed to insulate itself against the violent instability that afflicts the rest of Iraq, where insurgent groups including Sunni Islamist al Qaeda have been regaining momentum this year and striking on a near daily basis.