Police save security guard from kidnappers in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Police forces Thursday saved a security guard of the chief of the criminal court from kidnappers in southwestern Kirkuk, a senior police officer said. “Police forces on Thursday morning (Mar. 26) managed to save one of the security guards of the chief of the criminal court in Kirkuk, when unknown gunmen attempted to kidnap him in al-Waseti neighborhood in southwestern of the city while heading to his work,” Colonel Ahmad Shmirani told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that the gunmen managed to escape. Ha gave no further details. Kirkuk lies 250 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1