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| Iraq |
| Deadly attack on Iraqi provincial council building |
| 2011-06-14 |
| Gunmen have stormed a provincial council building in Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, after two bombs exploded outside, killing at least 8 people and injuring 27 more. The attack, in which hostages are thought to have been taken, was the latest on a government building to test Iraqi forces as they get ready for the planned withdrawal of US troops at the year end. Iraqi forces surrounded the building where gunmen were still inside with some members of the provincial council. Police have said that at least eight people were killed in the attack in which a car bomb exploded and a suicide bomber detonated before gunmen assaulted the building. Gunmen stormed a provincial council headquarters in Tikrit last March, taking hostages before security forces ended the siege. At least 53 people were killed in that attack. |
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