Two Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED) set by members of the Religion of Peace shattered the fellowship of Ramadan in Northern Iraq killing 3 civilians, 3 Iraqi Police Officers and wounded numerous others:
TIKRIT, Iraq – Suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists initiated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive attacks directed against innocent Civilians and Iraqi Security Forces in Nineveh province and Salah ad Din province, Oct. 10.
“These senseless acts of brutality during Ramadan show complete disrespect for the faiths and traditions of the Iraqi people,” said Col. Gary Patton, chief of staff for Multi-National Division-North. “The brave men of the Iraqi Security Forces will not allow al-Qaeda to intimidate them even with these disgraceful acts of violence.”
The first attack, a suicide VBIED, was directed against a security checkpoint, west of the village of Khursabad, targeting a Kurdish Party headquarters building.
Iraqi police responded to the attack, securing the area while ambulances treated and transported casualties to a nearby hospital.
Two Civilians and two Iraqi soldiers were killed, while 16 Citizens and five Iraqi soldiers were wounded.
The blast also damaged three buildings and six vehicles.
A second VBIED detonated east of Tikrit, killing one Iraqi policeman and one local Iraqi Citizen.
Twenty-two people were also wounded. 4th Iraqi Army Division responded to the scene and secured the site while first responders from fire, rescue and IPs began rescue efforts.
All casualties were transported to the Tikrit Teaching Hospital.
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