UPDATED: Scores killed and wounded in 2 Salahuddin bomb blasts
(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – Several people were either killed or wounded when two blasts shook the province of Salahuddin.
Fourteen people were killed, including a high-ranking officer and his son, and 25 others were wounded when an explosion rocked southern Tikrit at Salahuddin province, according to a security source who said that tight security measures were imposed in the city.
The source said the explosion was caused by a booby-trapped car near the Iraqi Meteorological Organization. He added that forces closed the southern entrance of Tikrit.
Meanwhile, another blast targeted a travelers’ stop in Samarra, causing deaths and injuries, according to Khaled Hassan, a member of the province’s council.
Deaths included Iranian visitors to holy shrines, Hassan revealed, adding that the corpses were transferred to forensic offices.
While Hassan did not set a definite number of casualties, later reports by Alsumaria News put them at eight fatalities and 16 injuries.