Iraqi security forces on Friday (August 11th) shot at a suicide bomber as he was about to blow himself up at a security checkpoint in Anbar province, the ministry of defence said in a statement.
"A terrorist wearing an explosives vest was planning on detonating himself against security personnel at al-Nadhra checkpoint in al-Rutba, where dozens of displaced people had gathered," the statement said.
The suicide bomber tried to pull the detonator as the security forces were arresting him, prompting them to kill him right away and dismantle the explosives, it said.
"The suicide bomber has been identified, and an investigation has been opened into the incident," the statement said.
