Bomb attack wounds two civilians in Iraq’s Salahuddin
Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) – Two Iraqi civilians were wounded Sunday when a bomb exploded in the central Iraqi province of Salahuddin, a security source was quoted as saying.
“An explosive charge went off near a vehicle in Tikrit city, the administrative center of Salahuddin province, leaving two civilians wounded,” the source told Arabic-language Baghdad Today website.
“They were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the source said, adding that security forces cordoned off the blast site and prevented passers-by from approaching.
Back-to-back blasts kill 3, wound 11 in Iraq’s Salahuddin
Salahuddin (IraqiNews.com) – Three Iraqi people were killed and 11 others wounded when two explosive charges went off early morning Sunday in the central province of Salahuddin, the Ministry of Health announced.
“The death toll from the two bomb blasts in al-Shirqat district in Salahuddin rose to three, while 11 others were wounded,” Alghad Press quoted the ministry as saying in a statement.
There are security forces among the casualties as the first attack took place in the morning when a roadside bomb went off near a four-wheel drive vehicle, carrying passengers, on a main road near the town of al-Shirqat.
About 30 minutes later, a second roadside bomb struck another vehicle when a police force arrived near the site of the first explosion to start a search operation for the perpetrators.