Peasant killed, two others injured in blast in Balad

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi peasant has been killed and two others injured in an explosive charge blast west of Balad town in Salah al-Din Province on Tuesday, according to a security source. “An explosive charge blew up in Alb-Rindis area, 2 km to the west of Balad town in Salah al-Din Province, on Tuesday, killing a peasant and wounding two others,” the Salah al-Din’s security source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Balad is 70 km to the south of Tikrit, the center of Salah al-Din Province, 175 km to the north of Baghdad. SKH/SR 32