Gunmen kill 2 civilians in Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Unknown gunmen killed two civilians and wounded two others in an area near Balad suburb, south of Tikrit city, a source from Salah al-Din province’s operations command said on Saturday. “The incident took place 3 km to the south of Balad (100 km south of Tikrit city), on the highway that links Baghdad to Mosul,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The gunmen were driving an OPEL brand car,” he said. “The victims were returning to Balad from Baghdad,” he added. “A child was among the two civilians who were seriously injured,” he noted. “The gunmen were able to escape after they conducted the operation,” he asserted. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1