Iraq: Suicide bomber targets police recruits, kills 28
Posted by Robert on August 26, 2008 12:10 PM
A strike against the governing order. "Suicide bomber kills 28 in strike on Iraq recruits," from [1] Reuters, August 26 (thanks to Jeffrey Imm):
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up in a crowd of Iraqi police recruits on Tuesday, killing 28 people and wounding 45, police said.Initial reports had earlier described the attack, in the town of Jalawla in northern Diyala province, as a suicide car bomb attack at a security force checkpoint.
A police source said the bomber struck a large crowd of recruits lining up to apply to join the police. Recruitment stations have been frequent targets of militants in the past....
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