Decision to hand over army building to regional KDP is postponed after violent protests in multi-ethnic northern city leave at least three people dead and 16 wounded, officials say.
Supporters of the KDP party staged a demonstration in Kirkuk to demand the reopening of the Kirkuk-Erbil highway.
Protesters blocked some roads by burning tires with police firing warning shots, according to witnesses. Ambulances were dispatched to the area. Last week, protests broke out in Kirkuk against a government decision to hand over the building to the KDP, which argues that the building was previously used by them and it should be given back to the party.
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