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10 detained for Jan. 2 bombing
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdistan Region security forces announced Thursday the arrests of 10 people in connection with a bomb planted under a flag of the Islamic State (ISIS) group in the eastern Sulaimani province district of Said Sadiq in early January. Two members of the security forces were injured by the explosive device. Most of those arrested were members of one Kurdish family. The Kurdistan Region’s Asayesh (internal security forces) released video confessions from the suspects. In the video, a 25-year-old man, who introduces himself as Saman, said he, his brother, and brother-in-law wanted to carry out an activity that would attract attention and express their “love” of the terror group. They first erected an ISIS flag in an abandoned area in Said Sadiq, “but it went unnoticed,” he said. So they tried again, this time planting a bomb under a flag in the hopes it would get some attention. The flag was seen by local residents who informed the security forces. Two members of the Asayesh, Sarkhel Sarawi and Atta Qadir, were injured when the device exploded on January 2. More at the link Posted by: badanov 2021-02-05 |
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