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Nijaifi denounces Tuz Khurmatu bombing

Nijaifi denounces Tuz Khurmatu bombing

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi, condemned the suicide bombing that took place in Tuz Khurmatu district of Salah il-Din province.

A statement by Nijaifi’s office received by IraqiNews.com cited “Nijaifi denounces Tuz Khurmatu bombing that resulted in killing and injuring dozens of the innocent citizens.”

The statement quoted Nijaifi, as saying “While denouncing the terrorist attack conducted by the criminals and terrorist, we call the security forces to follow all the security measures to protect the citizens and make the enemies of Iraq loss the chance in creating the sectarian seditions due to the current situations in Iraq.”

“Nijaifi wished the quickest recovery to the injured and the mercy to the dead,” the statement concluded.

Earlier, 87 civilians were killed and injured, on Wednesday, among them Salah il-Din Governor Undersecretary, Ahmed Abdul Wahid, and the Secretary General of the Turkmen Front, Ali Hashim, due to suicide bombing in Tuz Khurmatu district.

Security source told Iraqi News on Wednesday “A suicide bomber detonated himself amid mourning ceremony in Tuz Khurmatu of eastern Tikrit city resulted in killing (42) persons and injuring (45) others including Salah il-Din Governor Undersecretary and Secretary General of the Turkmen Front.”

“The ambulances rushed to the incident place and transported the wounded persons to a hospital while the dead bodies were sent to the morgue,” the source added.

“The security forces cordoned off the spot in anticipation of another terrorist attack,” the source concluded.

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