Tehran (IP) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has condemned a terrorist attack that left a number of policemen dead in Iraq’s Kirkuk Province.

Iran PressIran news: Kanaani sympathized with the government and the people of Iraq, as well as the families of the victims.

He also wished a great divine reward for them and prayed for the swift recovery of those injured in the terrorist attack.

At least nine federal police officers have been killed in a bombing in north-central Iraq near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, security officials say.

The bomb struck the policemen’s convoy on Sunday near the village of Safra, about 30km (20 miles) southwest of Kirkuk. Two other officers were critically injured.

According to Iran press citing  Al-Nashrah, the ISIS terrorist outfit, in a statement on Monday, claimed responsibility for the explosion.

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