Mortar attack on U.S. tanker east of Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: A tanker belongs to U.S. forces was attacked by mortar shells on Wednesday in east of Tikrit, according to a source from the joint coordination center. “A number of gunmen attacked a U.S. tanker by mortar shells early Wednesday (Dec. 1) near a bridge, east o Tikrit, setting it ablaze,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces have closed the bridge until now,” he added. No word was immediately available from the U.S. army on the incident. Tikrit, the capital of Salah al-Din, is 175 km north of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 31