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| Terrorist attacks kill 13 Iraqi policemen, soldiers in Kirkuk |
| 2006-10-14 |
| (KUNA) -- A total of 13 Iraqi policemen and soldiers were killed on Thursday in a number of terrorist attacks. Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), a police source said a blast en route between Drouz and Tikrit took the lives of two Iraqi army soldiers and injured six others who were transferred to nearby medical centers. He added that a drive-by shooting killed police Lieutenant Basem Mohammad and injured four of Kirkuk's police force. Meanwhile, the US army said one of its soldiers was killed and two others were injured by a terrorist attack on Wednesday. In a press release, the army explained that the soldiers belonged to Task Force Lightning that was conducting operations in Kirkuk province. The name of the soldier was being withheld pending notification of next of kin. |
| Posted by:Fred |