Sticky IED wounds officer in Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A sticky improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday went off in downtown Tikrit city, wounding a police officer, according to a local security source. “Lt. Arkan Sabir from the Quick Response Department (QRD) in Salah al-Din province was seriously wounded when an explosive charge stuck to his vehicle blew up in al-Arbaeen St, downtown Tikrit,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “A U.S. patrol vehicle took the wounded to a U.S. base for treatment,” the source added. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1