A SUICIDE bomber targeting a gathering of Iraqi soldiers and civilians commemorating Army Day killed at least eight people in central Baghdad, police said. Army Day - an official holiday - this year marks the 87th anniversary of the establishment of Iraq's army with military parades and other ceremonies.
Among the dead were four police officers, three Iraqi soldiers and one civilian, a police officer said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media. At least 12 other people were injured in the attack, which took place around 12:30pm local time.
Earlier in Baghdad, a Shiite tribal sheik who was part of an effort to form an armed group to combat militias in his Baghdad neighbourhood was shot and killed, police said. |