Gunmen in Erbil attack believed to be Islamic State, according to Kurdish officials

Gunmen in Erbil attack believed to be Islamic State, according to Kurdish officials

Security forces killed two gunmen on Monday who shot their way into the governorate building.

An Islamic State attack took place in Erbil, Iraq. (Reuters pic)
ERBIL:
Kurdish security officials said the gunmen holed up in the governorate building in Erbil on Monday were believed to be members of Islamic State.

Security forces killed two gunmen on Monday who shot their way into the building in the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish governorate in northern Iraq. But other assailants were still holding some hostages and one had set off a suicide bomb, the officials said.

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