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| Security forces detain suspect after offices shot up in Chamchamal |
| 2018-02-22 |
| [Rudaw] CHAMCHAMAL, Kurdistan Region ‐ One person has been detained in Chamchamal after the building for the Directorate of Western Sulaimani Asayesh (Security) was shot at. "At 9 p.m. last night, unknown button men opened fire on the directorate of western Sulaimani Asayesh in Chamchamal. One person has been detained for the shooting and is under investigation," Ram Ramazan, the mayor of Chamchamal, told Rudaw on Wednesday. No details of the suspect were released. Ramazan added that there has been material damage and cars of Asayesh officers have been damaged and further investigations are underway. Chamchamal witnessed a group of gunnies carrying out an attack during a prisoner transfer, clashing with counter-terror forces of the PUK on January 14. The city is on the Kirkuk-Sulaimani road and 105 kilometers southeast of Erbil. |
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