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Cop wounded by IED in Kirkuk

March 16, 2009 - 08:10:29

KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: A policeman was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off in southern Kirkuk city, a local police officer said on Monday.

“An explosive charge detonated today near al-Nour al-Kabir mosque in southern Kirkuk city, targeting an emergency police patrol vehicle,” Lt. Col. Kamel Ahmed told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The explosion caused damage to the vehicle,” the official noted, adding that the wounded was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad.

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