Six Police Shot Dead, 11 People Wounded North Of Baghdad

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Six Police Shot Dead, 11 People Wounded North Of Baghdad

BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug 28 (AFP)

Six Iraqi policemen were shot dead and 11 people wounded Saturday when gunmen travelling in two minibuses opened fire on a checkpoint in the restive city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, medics said.

The attack happened on a main road in the eastern Al-Tahir district of the city at about 4:00 pm (1200 GMT), said Brigadier General Abdul Salam Mahmud.

Police manning the checkpoint came under a hail of bullets, before the gunmen took flight in their minibuses.

A doctor said six people were killed and 11 others wounded -- nine of them police officers. ..
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