Officer, 7 civilians wounded in 10 explosions south of Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: One police officer and seven civilians were wounded Thursday in 10 explosions in south of Tikrit, according to a source from the Salah al-Din Operations Command. “Ten explosive charges went off simultaneously this morning in al-Dujeil district, south of Tikrit, injuring a police major and seven civilians, including a woman and a child,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Security forces managed to defuse six more bombs and imposed a curfew,” the source added. Tikrit, the capital of Salah al-Din, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 53