(KUNA) -- Police director of Alqdiya and Kirkuk districts Brigadier Sarhad Qader survived an assassination attempt when an explosive device targeted his motorcade was detonated Thursday. Qader told KUNA, the bomb blasted around noon as he was returning to central Kirkuk with a Multi-National Forces (MNF) patrol car.One of the patrolmen was injured when his car was hit, he added. The Brigadier also revealed that an attempt to bomb MNF building with a suicide bomber was foiled today. The suicide bomber was shot by a MNF guardsman before he was able to detonate the booby-trapped car outside the building. Another booby-trapped car was found in Kirkuk, the bomb was deactivated without casualties.
He added, police forces raided the house of Ibrahim Najm in Hiteen after receiving a information tip. Najm and his two sons, Mazin and Munthir, were arrested for allegedly planning terror plots against Iraqis and police forces. Police had found weapons during the raid.