Baquba, Iraq, Jan 14: A suicide car bomb exploded
this morning outside a police unit in the restive Iraqi town
of Baquba, killing two civilians and the suicide bomber and
injuring 29, medical sources and police said.
"Two people were killed and 29 were injured including 14
police officers," said Rafed Mohammed, a surgeon at Baquba's
General Hospital, adding that the dead were civilians and did
not include the suicide bomber.
The attack occurred at about 8:30 am (1100 IST) when a
Green Toyota forced its way into a guarded street where the
civil emergency police unit and municipal government offices
are located, policeman Haidar Ismail told a news agency.
"The guards tried, without success, to stop the car from
entering the area, and the driver was able to drive up to the
police unit before the blast went off," he said.
"I saw the remains of the car driver all over the place
and the building was severely damaged."
US troops cordoned off the area and ambulances and fire
engines were seen heading towards the explosion site.
The attack comes five days after a blast during Friday
prayers in front of a Shiite mosque in Baquba, 60 kms
northeast of Baghdad, killed five and injured 38.
Bureau Report
