Roadside bomb defused in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: A roadside bomb found by the Multi-National Force (MNF) was detonated without causing any casualties or damage, a source from the combined coordination center in Kirkuk said on Monday. “The roadside bomb was found during an early hour this morning in al-Mansoriya village of al-Haweja suburb, 65 km southwest of Kirkuk,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The explosive charge was detonated without causing any damage,” he said. The oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. MH (P) / SS 1