In Iraq, at least 15 people were on Tuesday injured in a car bomb blast in Kirkuk district. According to a local police officer, the bomb exploded at about 5:30 a.m in the morning at the Holy Family Church, injuring locals, including the Church staff.Ethnically divided Kirkuk district lies at the centre of a territory which Kurdish leaders want to incorporate in their autonomous region over the opposition of many Arab and Turkish residents in the area.