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Suicide bomber kills police chief in Iraq city
24 Sep 2007 16:46:20 GMT
Source: Reuters
BAGHDAD, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed the police chief of the Iraqi city of Baquba and two other senior officers when he blew himself up inside a mosque compound on Monday, police said.

Police said other people were killed and wounded in the attack, but they had no details. They added that the bomber had entered the compound while senior police officers and tribal leaders were attending a meal to mark the breaking of the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.


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