5th missile targets Tikrit’s polling centers

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A mortar shell on Saturday fell on a polling center in northern Tikrit, causing no casualties, the fifth of its kind in the city today, according to a local security source. “A mortar hit Omar Ibn Jandoub Center in Tikrit’s northern neighborhood of al-Qadissiya,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Earlier today, four mortars landed consecutively near three electoral centers in central and western Tirkit city, causing no casualties. Two mortar shells fell near an electoral center on al-Arbaen Street, downtown Tikrit; while a third mortar fell on Pasha Street, western Tikrit; and a fourth near the vegetables’ market in the center of the city. The fourth mortar caused damage to nearby shops and houses, according to the source. Voting began at 07:00 a.m. today to elect 28 provincial council members in Salah al-Din province. A total of 666,651 voters in Salah al-Din are expected to head to 180 electoral centers, including 1,780 polling stations, to choose their representatives in local councils. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 2