4 police elements killed, wounded in bomb blast east of Baghdad
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(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – On Monday, a source in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced, that four elements of the federal police were either killed or wounded in an explosion east of Baghdad.
The source said in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “This Morning, an IED emplaced under a civilian car belonging to one element of the federal police exploded while passing in Mashtal area east of Baghdad, killing the driver and wounding three others, in addition to causing material damage to the car.”
“A security force rushed to the area and transferred the wounded to a nearby hospital to receive treatment and the dead body to the forensic medicine department, while an investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of the incident and its perpetrators.”