2 girls killed, wounded in house attack

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A girl was killed and a child was wounded when unknown gunmen broke into their house in eastern Dalouiya district, a local police source said on Thursday. “During an early hour this morning, gunmen raided the house of a policeman in Bishkan village, eastern Dalouiya, and engaged in clashes that killed a 13-year-old girl and wounded a one-and-a-half-year-old girl,” Maj. Ali Abdullah from the local police told IraqiNews.com. “The policeman was also wounded after he has managed to kill one of the attackers,” Maj. Abdullah added. Dalouiya is affiliated with Salah al-Din district, whose capital city, Tikrit, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1