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Insurgent Attacks Kill 12 Iraqis
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=105449B:3919ACA In Baghdad, 5 bombs
killed 6 Iraqis, including 3 policemen





Iraqi soldiers guard the site where a car bomb detonated in the center
of Baghdad, Monday Dec. 26, 2005A wave of insurgent attacks across
Iraq killed at least 12 people, mostly Iraqi policemen Monday.

In Baghdad, five bombs killed six Iraqis, including three policemen.

North of the city, in Diyala province, gunmen killed five policemen at
a checkpoint near Baquba. Six of the attackers were killed.
Separately, the province's governor survived a bomb attack that killed
his bodyguard.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko traveled to Iraq
Monday to visit Ukrainian troops before they withdraw from the
country. Officials say he plans to attend a ceremony where Ukrainian
troops will hand over equipment to Iraqi forces.

And The New York Times reports that a Shi'ite alliance has refused to
give 10 of its parliament seats to Sunni Arabs. Sunni Arabs complained
of fraud in the December 15 election and asked for the seats to defuse
tensions.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.


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