Six Police Shot Dead, 11 People Wounded North Of Baghdad

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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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