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Senior police officer survives assassination bid in N. Iraq

ARBIL, July 10 (KUNA) -- Col. Eid El-Names, director of the police station of Al-Qaiyara town, east of Mosul city, has survived a bid on his life while a policeman was killed on Saturday.
Unknown gunmen opened fire at El-Names's convoy, injuring El-Names and two bodyguards before fleeing the scene to an unknown destination, KUNA learned.
Soon after the attack, the local security services launched a crackdown campaign in a bid to track down the attackers, which triggered an armed confrontation.
The clash between policemen and the insurgents led to the killing of a policeman and the injuring of another police colonel, a security source said. (end) sbr.gb KUNA 101701 Jul 10NNNN