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| Iraq |
| Four policemen killed by insurgents in Baghdad |
| 2010-08-08 |
| [Ennahar] Four policemen were killed and eight others including two civilians were wounded in clashes lasting several hours with insurgents in the night from Friday to Saturday in Baghdad, said an official of the Ministry of Interior. "Saturday around 0:00 (21:00 GMT Friday), unknown persons stole a car and its owner has followed them to their home before alerting police that intervened in the district of Saidiya, in southern Baghdad, the source said. "An exchange of fire began around 2:00 (Friday 23:00 GMT) between security forces and insurgents holed up in their house. The shooting lasted until dawn and four policemen were killed, eight others have been wounded including two civilians," the source said. One of the insurgents who had fled in a terraced house, taking hostage the family was killed, told AFP officers injured in the Yarmouk hospital. The other insurgents have managed to escape. In the house, police found a car bomb, explosive devices, pistols with silencers, grenades and antitank rockets, according to the Ministry of Interior. Saidiya is a Sunni neighborhood that was a stronghold of insurgency and is still considered dangerous. |
| Posted by:Fred |