Saturday, September 21, 2024

Baghdad

2 soldiers wounded by car bomb north of Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Two army soldiers were wounded on Tuesday by a car bomb explosion in north of Tikrit, according to a security source.”A car, crammed with explosives, went off in al-Sahel al-Ayman region in al-Shurqat district, north of Tikrit, targeting an army vehicle patrol, injuring two soldiers seriously and setting the vehicle ablaze.”The two wounded were carried to a nearby hospital for treatment,” he added.Tikrit, the capital of Salah al-Din, is 175 km north of Baghdad.SH (P)/SR 52