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Seven Iraqi Police Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack
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other police in town northeast of Baghdad Iraqi police say at least
seven police officers have been killed and 30 others wounded in a
suicide bombing attack at a police station northeast of Baghdad.

Security officials say the attack occurred Sunday in Muqdadiyah, 90
kilometers from the capital. They say the police station also came
under what appeared to be mortar attacks.

Iraqi officials say fighting between security forces and militias
loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr killed at least four
police officers Saturday in the mainly Shi'ite southern city of
Samawa. They say the clashes continued Sunday, and a curfew was in
place in the city.

Iraqi police and army are frequently targeted by insurgents.

President Bush and his national security advisors met Saturday at the
president's Camp David retreat outside Washington, as the president
prepares to announce a fresh strategy for reducing sectarian violence
in Iraq.

New Defense Secretary Robert Gates briefed the president on his
three-day visit to Baghdad.

The White House declined to disclose details of the meeting. But
spokesman Blain Rethmeier said Mr. Bush is "leaving all options on the
table" regarding his new plan for Iraq.

The president is expected to announce his new Iraq strategy in
January.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.


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