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At Least 12 Killed in Iraq Central Bank Attack

   VOA News 13 June 2010
   Iraqi  policemen  prepare  to secure the scene of a string of bombings
   near the Central Bank of Iraq in central Baghdad, 13 Jun 2010

Photo: AP

   Iraqi  policemen  prepare  to secure the scene of a string of bombings
   near the Central Bank of Iraq in central Baghdad, 13 Jun 2010

   Gunmen have attacked Iraq's Central Bank in Baghdad, killing 12 people
   and wounding more than 20 others.

   Government  officials  say  the attackers detonated at least six bombs
   Sunday  during  an  apparent effort to rob the bank. The attackers and
   Iraqi security forces later exchanged gunfire.

   At last report, the attackers were positioned on the roof of the bank,
   in a standoff with security forces.

   Iraq has experienced a string of major robberies in recent weeks.

   Last  month, robbers stole $5.5 million from a state-owned bank in the
   southern Shiite province of Najaf.

   Earlier  that  week, masked gunmen escaped with a large amount of gold
   and cash in a brazen daytime robbery that left 14 people dead.

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

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