URGENT / Curfew imposed on Beiji, Salah al-Din

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Police forces in Beiji township of Iraq’s Salah al-Din province have imposed a curfew on the township on Saturday, after a clash between an Iraqi Rapid Response Force and a man, wanted for Article 4 – Terrorism, killing him and wounding 3 of the Force’s men in northern Tikrit, a Beiji police source reported.   “A Rapid Response Force was attempting to arrest Mohammed Abed Ismail, wanted for Article 4 – Terrorism in Beiji township, 40 km to the north of Tikrit. Abed Ismail, along with a number of his tribe’s men, resisted arrest leading to his death and the wounding of 3 men from the Rapid Reponse Force,” the police source said.   He said that Baiji police had imposed a curfew on the township after the incident, adding that the detained man had been a police officer with lieutenant rank, who had left service 5 years ago and joined the armed groups.   Tikrit, the center of Salah al-Din Province, is 175 km to the north of Baghdad.   SKH (IT)/SR 803