الرقيب فلاح الخضيري

From the news reports:

An Iraqi police explosives expert was killed Monday as he attempted to defuse a roadside bomb in the restive town of Baqubah, north of the capital, a colleague said.

The improvised explosive device (IED), of the sort favoured by anti-US insurgents, was found near the city's stadium at around 10 am (0700 GMT), said Captain Hamid Abdullah.

"Our bomb disposal chief, Captain Fallah Khadduri, told everyone else including his assistant to stand back and went to tackle the device himself," said Abdullah.

"As he tried to defuse it, it blew up," the policeman said, adding that he believed it had been detonated remotely by the bomber.

MEO 08 Dec 2003