At least twenty-four persons have lost their lives and over forty have been injured in a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu.
A truck laden with explosives was detonated in a crowded marketplace, reported the Independent.
At least 70 people had been admitted with injuries.
According to the reports, the injured have been taken to a hospital in Kirkuk, about 75 km to the northwest.
Death toll is likely to increase.
No one has claimed the immediate responsibility of the attack so far.
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Tuz Khurmatu is one of the disputed areas between the Iraqi Central Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government.
On a related note, the Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, on Friday captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control.
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