Criminal investigations chief escapes attempt on life.KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: The director of the Criminal Investigations Department in Kirkuk has survived an assassination attempt when an explosive charge went off near his vehicle south of Kirkuk, a security source said on Monday. "This morning, Col. Aras Mohammed Namiq, the director of the Criminal Investigations Department in Kirkuk survived an attempt on his life when an improvised explosive device Noun 1. improvised explosive device - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., IED explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy (IED Noun 1. IED - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., improvised explosive device explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy ) hit his vehicle near Kirkuk park on a main street south of Kirkuk City," Col. Ghazi gha·zi n. pl. gha·zies Islam 1. A man who has fought successfully against infidels. 2. Often used as a title for such a warrior. Ali told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The colonel was heading to work when the blast occurred," the source added. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) Copyright 2009 Aswat al-Iraq Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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