Security forces take control of the Erbil Province building in the Kurdistan region

Kurdish security forces killed three armed men who stormed the governorate of Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Iraqi television broadcast photos of the bodies of three armed men but another report stated that another person had been arrested.

Security forces inspected the building to ensure that there was no one in hiding

Authorities allowed media representatives to enter and walking around the building

The incursion [19659003] The shooters managed to sneak into the province building, and opened fire in the windows of security forces, authorities said.

Security forces evacuated the streets surrounding the building.

It is not known yet who led the attack.

Such attacks are rare in Erbil, which is described as one of the most stable cities in Iraq.

The Organization of Islamic State, defeated in Iraq, carried out bombings in Erbil in the past. And targeted Kurdish forces and civilians in recent years.