Two armed men killed, third, – a cop, injured in Salahal-Din blasts

SALAHAL-DIN / Two armed men have been killed, a third and a policeman injured, whilst an electricity pole fell down in 4 blasts in different parts of Salahal-Din Province , according to a police source on Wednesday.   “An explosive charge blew of on Tuesday night against armed men, who were carrying it in their car in northern Tikrit, the center of Salahal-Din Province,” killing two of them and seriously wounding a third one,” the security source reported, charging that the armed men belong to al-Qaeda organization.   In another incident, an explosive charge blew off on Wednesday morning against a police patrol, in central Samarra city of Salahal-Din Province , wounding a policeman and setting fire to a police car, the security source said.   “Two other explosive charges blew off early on Wednesday against an electric pole, carrying high-tension power south of Beiji, also in Salahal-Din Province , bringing down the pole and damaging another.   Tikrit, the center of Salahal-Din Province is 175 km to the northwest of Baghdad .   SKH (IT)   770