Curfew imposed in Iraqi city before Kurdish independence vote
by Agencies in Kirkuk from World news | The Guardian on (#32JFG)
Authorities erect checkpoints and impose nighttime curfew in contested city of Kirkuk after deadly clashes
Iraqi authorities in the northern city of Kirkuk have imposed a nighttime curfew to prevent a deadly dispute from developing into ethnic clashes before a referendum on Kurdish independence, local residents have said.
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