Bomb blast kills al-Hashd al-Shaabi member in southern Kirkuk
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(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – On Wednesday, a Kirkuk police source revealed that a member of al-Hashd al-Shaabi was killed while he was trying to dismantle an improvised explosive device in southern Kirkuk (250 km north of Baghdad).
The source, in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, said, “An improvised explosive device emplaced by the ISIS exploded at noon today in the center of Bashir village. In the blast, one member of al-Hashd al-Shaabi was killed while the member was trying to dismantle the bomb.”
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added, “Security forces rushed to the blast area and transferred the body of the deceased member to the forensic department.”