Iraqi warplanes kill 13 suicide bombers in Tikrit

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Sun, 12 Nov 2017 - 03:40 GMT

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Sun, 12 Nov 2017 - 03:40 GMT

Iraqi warplanes - File Photo

Iraqi warplanes - File Photo

BAGHDAD - 12 November 2017: Iraqi warplanes on Saturday killed 13 suicide bombers who were holed up in a tunnel in the city of Tikrit in northern Iraq, a military media cell said.

Acting upon intelligence information, Iraqi forces, backed by an air cover by army warplanes and a police force from Salahudin province, launched an operation in Shiha village in western Tikrit, the cell said in a statement carried by Al Sumaria TV channel.

"The warplanes killed of 13 suicide bombers and destroyed a hotbed containing explosive devices," it added.

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