Kirkuk Police Director escapes assassination attempt

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The Director of Azadi Police of northern Iraq ’s oil-rich city of Kirkuk has escaped an assassination attempt by an explosive charge against his motorcade in the city early on Wednesday, according to a Joint Coordination Center ’s source in Kirkuk .   “An explosive charge blew off early in the day against the motorcade of Kirkuk ’s Azadi Police Director, Beston Mohammed Qafary, while on his way for work,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said “the explosion had caused material damage for the motorcade’s two vehicles, but did not cause any human losses.”   Kirkuk is 280 km to the north of the Iraqi Capital of Baghdad.   SKH (ST) 754