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October 17, 2007

Roadside Bomb Blast South of Baghdad Kills 7 Iraqi Police
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=19E8E7B:A6F02AD83191E160E41441485C151AB49574F7DCC14957C0 Police say
explosion happened early Wednesday near police patrol on road east of
city of Diwaniyah Iraqi police say a roadside bomb blast south of
Baghdad has killed seven police officers.

The policemen were in a convoy traveling on a road east of the city of
Diwaniyah.

The region south of Baghdad is known for frequent clashes between
rival Shi'ite groups and violence against U.S.-led forces.

North of Baghdad, authorities say a suicide truck bomber hit a
checkpoint operated by Kurdish peshmerga militiamen at Jalawla in
Diyala province, killing one and wounding 10.

Separately, the U.S. military says coalition forces detained 15
suspects in operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq terrorists in
central and northern parts of the country early Wednesday.


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