Terrorism & Insurgency

Police detain two suspected militants in Iraq's Kirkuk

18 January 2015

TWO suspected militants - including a would-be suicide bomber - were detained by police were detained by police during a counter-terrorism operation in the Tukrlan area, west of the city of Kirkuk, in Iraq's Kirkuk province on 14 January, NINA reported. The suspects were allegedly planning to attack the governor of Kirkuk.



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