At Least 18 Iraqis Killed in Attacks

[Eugene]

At Least 18 Iraqis Killed in Attacks


Thursday May 18, 2006 11:16 AM

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By SAMEER N. YACOUB

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - As Iraqis awaited the final formation of their new national unity
government, at least 18 people were killed and a police chief narrowly escaped an
assassination attempt in attacks in the country's two largest cities Thursday.

Bombers also destroyed a small Sunni shrine near the volatile city of Baqouba in an
apparent reprisal attack less than a week after similar bombings heavily damaged six Shiite
shrines in a mixed area where tensions are running high. No one was injured in any
of the attacks.

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Meanwhile, the violence in Iraq continued.

Gunmen stopped a minibus in southwestern Baghdad and killed all eight Iraqis aboard - a group
of car mechanics and their driver. A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in northern
Baghdad's Waziriya neighborhood, killing three police officers and five bystanders. Another
nine people were wounded, police said.

In Basra, Iraq's second largest city, police chief Gen. Hassan Swadi narrowly escaped an
assassination attempt when a roadside bomb hit his convoy as he was heading to work on Thursday
morning, said police spokesman Karim al-Zeidi. The blast damaged one vehicle but caused no
casualties, al-Zeidi said.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5829758,00.html

[Oversea Visitor]

1. I wonder how many Iraqies left when US finally leave

Maybe US beat Germany record.