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Car bomb strikes Iraqi city of Tikrit

An Iraqi police official says that a bomb planted in a parked car killed four people and wounded six, including three policemen, in the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad.

  • AP
  • Published: 11:00 August 26, 2008
  • Gulf News

Baghdad: An Iraqi police official says that a bomb planted in a parked car killed four people and wounded six, including three policemen, in the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad.

The official says Tuesday's blast occurred at 7:30 a.m. on a major central street used by local government officials to go to work.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak to the media.


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