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IRAQ: Iraqi Security Forces detain 49 suspects in Hit

/noticias.info/ HIT, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces conducted joint raids in the vicinity of Hit today detaining 49 suspects for possible connections with a deadly suicide vest-borne improvised explosive device attack near the city’s government complex Saturday evening.

Elements of the 7th Iraqi Army Division, Hit Iraqi Police and Provincial Security Forces planned and executed the joint raids, which resulted in the roundup of suspects for questioning at an Iraqi Police Headquarters in Hit.

The deadly SVEST attack in Hit Saturday resulted in four Iraqi Police killed, five civilians killed, four IP wounded and 15 civilians wounded. Among the dead are Hit IP Station 1’s Chief Lt. Col. Khaleel Abarhim Jaza’a and a three-year-old child.

"This indiscriminate, criminal act of violence against the citizens of Hit was met with a combined Iraqi Security Force response," said Maj. John Caldwell, Multi-National Force-West. notas_de_prensa_archivo