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Sticky IED wounds officer in Tikrit

February 21, 2009 - 12:52:27

SALAH AL-DIN / Aswat al-Iraq: A sticky improvised explosive device (IED) on Saturday went off in downtown Tikrit city, wounding a police officer, according to a local security source.

“Lt. Arkan Sabir from the Quick Response Department (QRD) in Salah al-Din province was seriously wounded when an explosive charge stuck to his vehicle blew up in al-Arbaeen St, downtown Tikrit,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“A U.S. patrol vehicle took the wounded to a U.S. base for treatment,” the source added.

Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad.

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