5 cops, 1 civilain wounded in blast in Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Five policemen and one civilian were wounded on Wednesday when a roadside bomb went off near Tikrit city. “The blast targeted a police patrol near the Tikrit Bridge,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not mention further details, but said that the patrol’s vehicle was totally devastated. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SE 2