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Iraq: Police station targeted in suicide attack
(AKI) - At least eight people have been killed and 38 wounded in a truck bomb blast on Tuesday in the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul, capital of the Nineveh province. "The toll from the truck bomb blast that targeted a police headquarters in al-Mahatta area has reached 38 wounded, including 17 cops, and seven dead," said Iraqi news agency Voices of Iraq, quoted an unnamed local security source.The attack took place at the headquarters of a unit of the local police force, located near the city's train station in central Mosul. A large flatbed truck approached the rear gate and asked a police officer who was manning the checkpoint to allow him to make a U-turn. The truck was allowed to enter the compound before it exploded. Iraqi and US military commanders say Mosul is the last remaining urban stronghold of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-01 |
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