Twelve people were killed on Saturday when militants attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said.
Tikrit, Iraq iri na abụọ ndị e gburu on Saturday mgbe militants wakpoo a uwe ojii ebe nnyocha n'ebe ugwu nke Tikrit wee gbawakwara a ụgbọ ala bombu n'ọnụ ụzọ obodo, Iraqi uwe ojii na ndị agha na isi mmalite kwuru.