3 killed, 24 wounded in two blasts north of Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Three civilians were killed and 24 others were wounded Wednesday in two explosions in north of Tikrit, a source from the Salah al-Din operations command said. “An explosive charge wet off targeting the vehicle of Hamid Kahiet, a Sahwa leader, in al-Shurqat district, north of Tikrit, injuring him,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Another bomb exploded shortly after the first blast at the same area, killing three civilians and injuring 23,” the source added, without giving further details. Tikrit, the capital of Salah al-Din, is 175 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 27