A suicide bomber drove a minibus and detonated it near Al-Tarmiya Awakening Council targeting its members, Iraqi security sources said on Monday. The attack took place at a check point controlled by Al-Tarmiya Awakening Council, chairman of the council Imad Saeed told Kuwait News Agency. The explosion rocked the city and killed five members of the council. Two other members are still missing. On the other hand, a police officer said the attack claim nine lives; four of who were schools students and the rest were council members. It also injured 12 other persons, he added.Imad Saeed accused Al-Qaeda Organization in Iraq of perpetrating the attack saying "the beneficiaries of this explosion is the Al-Qaeda organization, which does not find favor in restoring stability in Tarmiya".