Urgent/Bomb kills cop, injures 3 in Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: A policeman was killed and three more were wounded in a bomb explosion in central Amara, a security source said. “An improvised explosive device went off near the police station in central Amara, killing a policeman and injuring three,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The body and the two wounded were sent to the Sadr public hospital in Amara,” he explained. Missan is a Shiite province. Its capital city is al-Amara. Sitting on the Tigris River, Amara lies 390 km south of Baghdad. Missan, in the east of the country, bordering Iran, is home to many marsh Arabs. SH (P) 1