Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

3rd explosion in Tikrit wounds civilian

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A civilian was hurt by a sticky bomb planted in his car near Great Tikrit Mosque in the center of the city at the end of Friday prayers, police sources said today.   The source told IraqiNews.com added that this is the third explosion in Tikrit, when a senior officer’ legs were amputated in a sticky bomb and injuring his driver, and another bomb that led to two casualties in the local market of the city.   Tikrit, the center of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. RM (TP)/SR 895