Iraqi policeman killed, another injured in Tikrit blast

SALAHAL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi policeman has been killed and another injured in an explosive charge blast north of the city of Tikrity, the center of Salahal-Din Province on Monday, a Salahal-Din Operations Command source reported. “An explosive charge blew off close to a checkpoint north of Shirgat township to the north of Tikrit on Monday, killing a policeman and wounding another,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Tikrit, the center of Salahal-Din Province, is 175 km to the north of Baghdad. SKH (PT)/SR 105