Twin suicide blasts kill 16 in central Iraq
- Published: 19/01/2011 at 11:30 PM
- Online news: World
A suicide bomber rammed an ambulance packed with explosives into a security headquarters on Wednesday, killing 14 people in the second major attack against Iraqi forces in as many days.
Members of Iraq's security forces gather next to the ruins of the Baquba headquarters of the Force Protection Service (FPS) on January 19, 2011. A suicide bomber rammed an ambulance packed with explosives into the security headquarters on Wednesday, killing 14 people in the second major attack against Iraqi forces in as many days.
Another suicide attack in a nearby town killed two others and wounded a top provincial official, shattering a relative calm in Iraq since the formation of a new government by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last month.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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