Tikrit bomb wounds civilian

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: One civilian on Monday was seriously wounded when an explosive charge went off in downtown Tikrit, according to a local security source. “This morning, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in front of a real estate office on al-Arbaeen St., downtown Tikrit,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. One civilian was severely wounded in the blast, which caused damage to a number of nearby stores, the source indicated. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1