Salahuddin governor blames Sunday deadly blasts on unvigilant security
(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – The two deadly blasts that left 24 dead and nearly 40 wounded in Salahuddin province on Sunday resulted from lack of attentiveness from security agents, said the province’s governor.
Raed Ibrahim al-Jabouri said in a press statement that the two explosions in Tikrit and Samarra were the result of unvigilance on behalf of some security elements at main checkpoints. He added, following a visit to the explosions scenes, that the attacks came as a response from Islamic State militants to defeats they sustained in Nineveh, where government forces and allied Shia and Kurdish forces wage an ongoing battle to liberate the province from ISIS fighters.
Jabouri urged security leaderships to “follow on the performance of their troops, spread security and order, modify their plans and preserve citizens’ lives.”
Earlier on Sunday, several people were either killed or wounded when two blasts shook the southern entrance of Tikrit as well as a travelers bus stop in Samarra.