Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A terrorist attack is settled with YMS 42 dead 100 injured in Iraq

At least 45 people were killed today and more than a hundred injured in a suicide attack against a recruitment center for police in Tikrit, 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, according to police sources have reported that locality. The same sources have told Reuters that the terrorist detonated the explosive charge was attached to the body inside the building where many volunteers gathered to join the Guard.

After the attack, Iraqi security forces went to the scene of the explosion, in the square of Al Ehtifalat, north of the city to facilitate the transfer of victims to hospitals in the city, the birthplace of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. The streets leading to the recruitment center have been closed.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack came a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his country already has experience in fighting terrorism and has offered assistance to countries where al Qaeda plans to launch attacks.

No comments:

Post a Comment