URGENT: Police Director of Kirkuk’s Dibbis township killed in explosive blast

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The Director of west Kirkuk ’s Dibbis township, Lt. Brigadier, Hussein Ni’ama Hawas, has been killed in an explosive charge blast on Wednesday, while on his way for work, along with two of his guards injured, a Kirkuk security source said.   “An explosive charge, planted on the roadside close to al-Nida’a Bridge in Kirkuk , blew off on Wednesday morning, killing the Police Director of Dibbis township, 45 km to the west of Kirkuk , while on his way for work, and wounding two of his guards,” the security source told IraqiNews.com news agency.   He said the wounded guards were driven to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the security forces imposed a cordon around the venue of the blast.   The oil-rich north Iraqi city of Kirkuk , is 280 km to the northeast of Baghdad .   SKH (ST)