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Six wounded in a bomb blast in Samarra

 Six wounded in a bomb blast in Samarra

Men accused by the Iraqi authorities of being members of al-Qaida in Iraq are seen blindfolded and handcuffed in Jurf al-Sakhar, 43 miles (70 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Iraqi officials said special operations commandos arrested the nine suspected al-Qaida insurgents during recent operations in Jurf al-Sakhar. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)

Men accused by the Iraqi authorities of being members of al-Qaida in Iraq are seen blindfolded and handcuffed in Jurf al-Sakhar, 43 miles (70 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Iraqi officials said special operations commandos arrested the nine suspected al-Qaida insurgents during recent operations in Jurf al-Sakhar. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed)

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Four cops and two civilians wounded today by a bomb blast directed against police patrol mid of Samarra’, police sources said here. The source told IraqiNews.com that the wounded were rushed to nearby hospital. The security forces began their investigations, according to the sources. No other details were given.