10 officers die in Baghdad suicide blast.
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb on Monday morning at a police station north of Baghdad, killing at least 10 police officers, police and health officials said.
Monday's attack in Samarra, 95km north of Baghdad, comes less than 10 days after a suicide bomber targeted Shi'ite pilgrims returning from a religious ceremony at the city's al-Askari mosque. Thirty-six were killed in that attack.
Two police officers said the Monday morning suicide bombing also wounded at least 22 people. A hospital official confirmed the casualty figures.
Samarra has been a flashpoint spot ever since a 2006 attack by al-Qaida destroyed part of the golden-domed mosque in the city revered by Shi'ites. The event sparked a vicious bloodbath between the country's Shi'ite majority and Sunni minority that swept through the country.
Shi'ite pilgrims flocked to the site earlier this month to celebrate an important religious holiday, the death of the imam for whom the mosque is named, and extra forces were brought in to beef up security in the city.
Also Monday, police and hospital officials in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah said a teenager died and 47 were wounded during overnight protests.
< [...]
Monday's attack in Samarra, 95km north of Baghdad, comes less than 10 days after a suicide bomber targeted Shi'ite pilgrims returning from a religious ceremony at the city's al-Askari mosque. Thirty-six were killed in that attack.
Two police officers said the Monday morning suicide bombing also wounded at least 22 people. A hospital official confirmed the casualty figures.
Samarra has been a flashpoint spot ever since a 2006 attack by al-Qaida destroyed part of the golden-domed mosque in the city revered by Shi'ites. The event sparked a vicious bloodbath between the country's Shi'ite majority and Sunni minority that swept through the country.
Shi'ite pilgrims flocked to the site earlier this month to celebrate an important religious holiday, the death of the imam for whom the mosque is named, and extra forces were brought in to beef up security in the city.
Also Monday, police and hospital officials in the northern city of Sulaimaniyah said a teenager died and 47 were wounded during overnight protests.
< [...]
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment