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Iraqi police arrest 3 ISIL elements in Kirkuk

Three disguised "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) elements were arrested while trying to pass through a police checkpoint in western Kirkuk late Thursday evening, the Iraqi police said Friday (June 24th).

The three suspects are wanted on terrorism charges, police spokesman in Kirkuk Col. Salam al-Jaff told Al-Shorfa.

"They were attempting to cross a checkpoint on the western outskirts of the city, disguised in Bedouin traditional clothing," he said, adding that they are undergoing interrogation before being handed over to judicial authorities.

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