Friday, September 20, 2024

Baghdad

Iraqi cop injured in Kirkuk attack

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi policeman has been injured in an attack by unknown gunmen in southwest Kirkuk on Tuesday morning, whilst fire broke out in a police center in the city, a Kirkuk security source reported.   “Unknown gunmen have opened fire on a checkpoint in southwest Kirkuk on Tuesday morning, injuring one of its policemen, whilst the gunners flew for an unknown destination,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   In another incident, a Kirkuk police source reported that fire broke out in an arms depot in al-Miqdad Police Center south of the city, but the cause of the fire was not known.   The oil-rich city of Kirkuk is 280 km to the northeast of Baghdad .   SKH (ST)