IED defused in Tikrit university lecture hall

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Explosives experts on Tuesday defused an improvised explosive device (IED) in a Tikrit University lecture hall, according to a local media source. “While conducting a routine check on the university’s facilities, security guards found a locally-made explosive charge connected to a mobile phone inside a lecture hall,” a media source from the university told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Explosives experts were immediately on the scene,” the source added. “The university’s president, Maher Allawi, has set up a committee, comprised of Salah al-Din’s police command and the university’s security staff, to probe the incident,” he added. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1