Suicide bomber kills 7 police in Iraq

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber killed at least seven policemen and wounded 30 others at a police station northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

The explosion happened in Muqdadiyah, 55 miles northeast of the Iraqi capital.

After the initial explosion, the station came under attack from mortar rounds launched from the surrounding neighborhood, police said.

In the same province about 30 minutes later, two roadside bombs exploded next to one another in Khanaqin, about 90 miles northeast of Baghdad close to the Iranian border, police said. The coordinated attacks wounded 18 civilians, some seriously.

link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061224/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_bomb

[maddezmom]

1. 2 iraqi soldiers killed and 47 bodies found

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and three others wounded Saturday night in a roadside bombing in Baghdad, an attack that set off battles between soldiers and gunmen, Interior Ministry officials said.

Also, an Interior Ministry official said 47 unidentified bullet-riddled bodies were found across the capital. The dead are thought to be victims of the Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence.

In an incident southwest of the capital, an improvised explosive device detonated near a Multinational Division patrol, killing one soldier, the military said. The patrol was on a combat resupply mission, delivering items to other military units. (Posted 10:13 p.m.)

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/24/sunday/index.html?section=cnn_latest

[Erika]

2. The Shiites are decimating the Sunnis

and declaring Baghdad a Shiite City. How sad.

Saddam allowed the factions to live in peace.

[Eugene]

3. BBC: Iraqi police deaths 'hit 12,000'

Last Updated: Sunday, 24 December 2006, 18:28 GMT

Iraqi police deaths 'hit 12,000'

Some 12,000 police officers in Iraq have died in the line of duty since the
US-led invasion in 2003, Interior Minister Jawad Bolani said.

The figure is from a total force of about 190,000 officers, he said.

The announcement follows a suicide bomb attack that killed seven policemen
and wounded 20 others during a morning parade at a base north of Baghdad.

Correspondents say despite the risks, young Iraqi men see the security
forces as one of the few sources of work.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6208331.stm