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19 Dead in Iraqi Bombing
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Officials say bomber targeted bus carrying members of Iraq's
national guard  U.S. military officials say at least 19 Iraqis -
including 18 national guardsmen - have been killed in a suicide car
bomb attack north of Baghdad.

The officials, in Iraq, say the bomber targeted a bus carrying the
guardsmen near the town of Balad. Six more troops were wounded.

In a separate attack, the U.S. military says four Iraqi policemen were
killed and another wounded Sunday in the nearby town Samarra.

Both towns are located in what is known as the Sunni triangle, the
scene of frequent insurgent attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces.

The killings came a day after an Iraqi militant group led by al-Qaida
ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi released a video showing the execution-style
killing of five Iraqi security officers.

Separately, Iraqi police say a senior officer was shot dead in a
drive-by shooting late Saturday in Baghdad.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.


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