Authorities imposed a curfew on parts of Iraq's Kirkuk Monday amid fears of unrest as the city took part in an independence referendum organised by the country's Kurds.

"A total curfew has been imposed until further notice" in the city centre and in Arab and Turkmen areas "to ensure security, monitor the situation and protect the citizens of Kirkuk," police Colonel Afrasiyao Kader told AFP.

Source: AFP