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At least four people are dead. 18 others injured. police say a car packed with explosives was heading towards the building the security personnel opened fire the car exploded. the attack took many people by surprise since irbil its considered a relatively secure kurdish stronghold. journalist matt wolf saw the explosion. >> reporter: i was incredibly surprised. a lot of the foreigners and the kurds, speaking to us were surprised this is an incredibly safe area. to get closer, irbil, the countryside you go through many check points and many security checks and they check the back of your car an...

U.s. consulate. as well, not just coming into irbil. let's talk other news in iraq, ivan, saddam hussein's former number two has apparently been killed. who was he? what's the significance? what power did he have left? >> i think what's striking about the latest reports about ibriham al duri allegedly being killed. announcements made on iraqi state tv by iraqi militia commanders, by the governor of the province. what's really striking about this is the fact that -- al duri is succeeded in operating and surviving in iraq for, for some 12 years since the u.s. in vaegs of iraq. in 2003. despite a...