Policeman killed, 3 others injured in Samarra attack

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A policeman has been killed and 3 others injured in an armed attack on a Federal police checkpoint in central Samarra of Salah al-Din Province on Wednesday, a police source reported. “A group of unknown gunmen have attacked a Federal police checkpoint in central Samarra’s al-Qadisiya district, killing a policeman and wounding 3 others, one of whom is in serious condition,” the police source told IraqiNews.com news agency He said the security forces have closed the entrances and outlets of the city, beginning a search process looking for the armed men, ho had escaped to an unknown destination. Samarra is 40 km to the south of Tikrit, the center of Salah al-Din province, which is 175 km to the north of Baghdad. 416