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| Iraq: At least five policemen killed in roadside blast |
| 2008-12-24 |
| (AKI) - At least five Iraqi policemen were killed on Tuesday when their convoy was hit by a powerful roadside bomb in the town of al-Tarmiyah, located 40 kilometres north of the capital Baghdad, Iraqi media reported. The bomb targeted the convoy of colonel Faisal Ismail, killing him and four others. Ismail was the police chief of the nearby town of Mashaada. Although attacks have fallen in war-torn Iraq this year, the levels of violence are still high. Baghdad is still a dangerous city where bombings are a frequent occurrence and insurgents have shown themselves still able to carry out deadly attacks against civilians and security forces. |
| Posted by:Fred |