Security forces end attack on Erbil governorate by suspected Islamic State militants

Kurdish security forces gather at the governorate building in Erbil, Iraq July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish security forces killed gunmen who had stormed a government building in the Kurdish city of Erbil on Monday and took hostages in an attack suspected of being carried out by Islamic State, security officials said.

Armed with pistols, AK-47 rifles and hand grenades, the assailants shot their way into the building housing the governorate from the main gate and a side entrance.