Among them two children.
Eighteen people were killed in terrorist attacks committed by militants of the Islamic state” the city of Tikrit in Northern Iraq. About it reports Reuters.
“Eighteen people, including two children, were killed on Saturday when the militants shot at a checkpoint North of Tikrit, after two bombs exploded at the entrance to the city”, – stated in the message.
Amaq news Agency, which supports Islamic state, said that the responsibility for the attack takes on ISIS.
“The attack on the checkpoint, killing five security personnel and two children. The security forces managed to kill one militant,” – said the Agency.
“Two other militants detonated explosives in a pickup truck and a suicide belt. As a result of these two explosions killed 11 people, injured 21 people,” he added to Reuters.
