Police: Bomb in northern Iraq kills two

In this photo tailor Sabah al-Khaiyat, takes measurements for Iraqi police Lt. Jassim Talib in Baghdad. Iraq is cracking down on the sale of police and military uniforms after attackers used them as disguises to carry out suicide bombings in heavily guarded Baghdad. File photo: AP.

Iraqi authorities say a car bomb has exploded outside a police crime lab in northern Iraq, killing at least two people.

A police official says the bomb that targeted the lab in Mosul exploded at about 7:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday.

The official said seven people were also wounded.

A hospital official confirmed the causalities. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to release the information.

It’s the latest in a string of attacks in recent weeks in Mosul, a city where insurgents retain a foothold despite a sharp drop in violence across the rest of the country. The attack follows one last month against Baghdad’s main crime lab that left at least 22 dead.