Car bomb seized in Talafar, bomb found in Kut

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Security forces seized on Wednesday a car bomb in Talafar in Ninewa, while an explosive charge was found in Kut in southern Iraq, according to a security source. “Acting on intelligence information, Iraqi forces found a car crammed with explosives in al-Tenk neighborhood in Hasnouki region, northern Talafar, 60 km northwest of Mosul,” an official security source in Ninewa told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The car was laden with 11 different bombs and other explosives,” he added, pointing out that bombs experts managed to defuse the car this afternoon without damage. Meanwhile, an explosive device was found in the city of Kut, which witnessed a car bomb explosion on Tuesday (Aug. 3), during which scores were killed or wounded. “Anti-explosives department found the bomb near al-Batoul hospital in central Kut,” Wassit Governor Latief Mohammad told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Kut has been witnessing security deployment since yesterday to implement the announced security plan,” he added. Kut, the capital of Wassit, witnessed Tuesday afternoon the first car bomb blast since 2003, during which 60 civilians were killed or wounded. SH (P) 2