Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

4 policemen wounded in 2 blasts

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Four police personnel were injured in two blasts that ripped through Salah al-Din’s al-Dour district, a local police source said on Monday. “On Sunday evening, a gunman threw a hand grenade at a police patrol vehicle in downtown al-Dour district (25 km south of Tikrit city), wounding three patrolmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Shortly after police arrived at the scene, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off, wounding a policeman and destroying his vehicle,” the source added. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P) 1