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Iraq: Deadly suicide hits northern police patrol
 [ADN Kronos] A suicide bomber drove his car into an Iraqi police patrol in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing six police officers, reports said. The attack took place in a crowded commercial district and police said the number of victims was likely to rise. Eleven people, mainly civilians, were wounded in the attack. In a separate attack on Tuesday, six Iraqi soldiers were wounded when an improvised explosive device targeted their patrol vehicle near the city of Baaquba in Diyala province north of Baghdad, according to news agency Voices of Iraq news agency. Meanwhile, three gunmen wearing explosive belts on Tuesday were detained before blowing themselves up in southern Baghdad, according to a senior security official quoted by VOI on Tuesday. Posted by: Fred 2009-05-13 |
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