5 protestors wounded in clashes with security in Salah al-Din

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Five protestors were wounded in clashes with security forces after an attempt to storm the local council in Soliman Bek district, northeast of Salah al-Din, a source from the operations command said on Friday. “More than 250 protestors attempted to enter the Soliman Bek council in Touz Khourmato, east of Tikrit, and clashed with security forces, during which five protestors were wounded,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. A source had said earlier that scores of protestors went to streets in Soliman Bek district, calling for fighting administrative corruption and improving services. Tikrit, the capital of Salah al-Din, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SH (TP) 710