Kurdish security element killed, 2 injured in Touz Khormato

SALAH EL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: One Kurdish security element was killed and two others were wounded in an armed attack in Touz Khormato, a police source said Thursday. “Unknown gunmen attacked a Kurdish security patrol in central Touz Khormato, northeast of Tikrit, and opened fire on it, killing one element and injuring two,” the source told Iraqi News. “Police forces sealed off the region and arrested two suspected gunmen,” he added. Tikrit, the capital of Salah el-Din, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SH (P) 1