Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

Vehicle ban slammed in Heit as deputy police chief killed

ANBAR / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Tuesday imposed a ban on vehicles and motorcycles in Heit after the killing of a deputy police chief, a police source said. “The decision to impose the ban came after the recent terrorist attacks in the city, during which the deputy police chief and one of his bodyguards were killed,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. A police source had said earlier that a high-ranking police officer was killed on Tuesday when a roadside bomb hit his patrol in central Heit district, Anbar province. Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar province, lies 110 km west of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 3