IED kills police officer in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: A police officer on Monday was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast near his house in central Basra city, according to a local security source. “A lieutenant colonel was killed when an explosive device detonated near his house on 14 Tammuz St., downtown Basra,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosion wounded the officer’s son and one of his companions,” the source added. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1