Irbil - No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault.
Published: Mon 23 Jul 2018, 12:58 PM
Updated: Mon 23 Jul 2018, 3:00 PM
Iraqi local media are reporting that three armed men have stormed the governorate building in the city of Irbil in the country's northern Kurdish region, opening fire and wounding a policeman.
The reports say the assault happened early on Monday morning and that local Kurdish security forces later managed to enter the building.
There were no further details as to what was happening inside the building in the city of Irbil, or if there were any hostages or causalities
No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault.
Irbil is the capital of Iraq's self-governing northern Kurdish region, which typically enjoys good security. The last major attack there took place in 2015 against the US Consulate.
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