At least 58 people were killed during a bloody assault on the provincial government headquarters of Saladin, in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, hometown of former President Saddam Hussein. The six attackers, wearing military uniforms and used a car bomb and explosive belts, held hostage to various restructuring.
Security forces regained control of the building after several hours. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest since the beginning of the year, but its modus operandi bears the stamp of Al Qaeda. The assault began early in the morning with a suicide bombing at the entrance to the seat of government.
Taking advantage of the panic, the other five members of the commando stormed the building. Then the terrorists detonated a car bomb parked in front, just in time when Army reinforcements arrived and police. Then began a standoff of several hours between security forces and the gunmen, who took restructuring and opening fire on anyone trying to approach the building.
According to police and hospital sources, the attack resulted in 58 dead and hundreds injured. Among the dead included Colonel Imad NOFAD, one of those responsible for the safety of Tikrit, a correspondent for the agency and three members of the Provincial Council, in addition to the attackers, one of them detonated his explosives belt and the other four were killed by police in the final assault.
A large number of wounded were in serious condition, so it is likely to increase the death toll. The authorities in Tikrit, 150 kilometers north of Baghdad, have declared a curfew. 
Security forces regained control of the building after several hours. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest since the beginning of the year, but its modus operandi bears the stamp of Al Qaeda. The assault began early in the morning with a suicide bombing at the entrance to the seat of government.
Taking advantage of the panic, the other five members of the commando stormed the building. Then the terrorists detonated a car bomb parked in front, just in time when Army reinforcements arrived and police. Then began a standoff of several hours between security forces and the gunmen, who took restructuring and opening fire on anyone trying to approach the building.
According to police and hospital sources, the attack resulted in 58 dead and hundreds injured. Among the dead included Colonel Imad NOFAD, one of those responsible for the safety of Tikrit, a correspondent for the agency and three members of the Provincial Council, in addition to the attackers, one of them detonated his explosives belt and the other four were killed by police in the final assault.
A large number of wounded were in serious condition, so it is likely to increase the death toll. The authorities in Tikrit, 150 kilometers north of Baghdad, have declared a curfew.
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