Middle East
Deadly attack hits Iraqi army checkpoint
Suicide bombing near market in northern city of Mosul leaves eight people dead
and 19 wounded.
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2011 18:07
Eight people have been killed and 19 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew
himself up at an Iraqi army checkpoint next to a market in the northern city of
Mosul, police and hospital sources say.
A hospital source confirmed the number of dead and wounded and said the attack
had taken place at a popular market in eastern Mosul, 390km from the capital,
Baghdad.
"The suicide bomber exploded himself at the entrance where Iraqi soldiers were
manning a checkpoint to frisk people entering the market," the source said.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mahmoud al-Jibouri, Nineveh province's police, said: "Eight
killed, 19 wounded. Five soldiers were killed and three civilians, and two
soldiers are among the wounded."
Attacks against Iraq's army and police are rising as they prepare to take full
responsibility for security in the country in the run-up to a full withdrawal
of US troops by December 31, more than eight years after the US-led invasion of
Iraq.
Saturday's violence came a day after at least 11 people were killed in a string
of bombings and shootings in central Iraq. A suicide bomber killed 10
worshippers in a Shia mosque.
Source:
Agencies
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* Baghdad
* Buhruz
Organisation
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