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2 US Soldiers, 17 Iraqis Killed in Separate Attacks
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Witnesses say suicide bomber, dressed in police uniform, drove into
compound of Tikrit police headquarters and detonated vehicle
Insurgents in Iraq have launched new attacks Thursday on police and
U.S. troops, killing at least 17 people.

In the deadliest blast, witnesses say a suicide bomber, dressed in a
police uniform, drove into the compound of the Tikrit police
headquarters and detonated his vehicle. The massive explosion in
Saddam Hussein's hometown killed at least 12 people, wounded 35, and
set a dozen cars on fire.

South of the capital, in Iskandariya, an explosion near a police
convoy killed two policemen and at least one civilian.

Despite the continued violence against Iraqi police, nearly 2,000 new
recruits, including 46 women, graduated this week from police training
courses in Sulaymaniyeh and Baghdad.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military says two American soldiers were killed
and another two were wounded in separate roadside bombings north of
Baghdad.

 


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