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Police chief slain in N. Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 26 (KUNA) -- A senior Iraqi police officer has been killed in the country's Salahuddin Province north of the capital Baghdad, the national security media center said on Saturday.
Brigadier General Mohammad Hamash and his companion were killed when a canister laden with explosives detonated near their vehicle, read a statement by the Iraqi security center.
Iraqi security forces launched an operation earlier on Saturday to flush out the remnants of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the district of Matbija, a long-standing stronghold of the militant group. (end) ahh.nam