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40 Killed or Found Dead Across Iraq

Good morning,

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd at an Iraqi army recruiting center in Abu Ghraib, a town west of Baghdad, killing five soldiers and 10 recruits, police said. Witnesses said guards spotted the bomber but he was able to detonate his explosives vest. Iraqi security forces are frequently targeted by Sunni insurgents who accuse them of collaborating with U.S.-led efforts to stabilize the country.

Residents and police in a Shiite area in eastern Baghdad said U.S. helicopters early Saturday fired on three houses, killing six men and wounding a woman and five children. The U.S. military said a helicopter supporting ground operations in the area came under fire but did not shoot back.

AP Television News footage showed a shattered wall of one house and a satellite dish punctured by what appeared to be artillery holes. Dozens of people marched in a funeral procession for four of those killed, bearing their bodies in wooden coffins draped with Iraqi flags.
The bullet-riddled bodies of five police officers, dressed in civilian clothes, were discovered late Friday outside the city of Beiji, 155 miles north of Baghdad, police said.
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heir identity documents showed they were from the turbulent city of Ramadi, police said, and their killing underscored the danger facing Iraqi police in the area.
In all, at least 40 people were killed or found dead in scattered violence. Those included a policeman killed in a suicide car bomb attack and a woman who died in a mortar attack in Baghdad, as well as three people killed in clashes between Shiite and Sunni militants north of the capital.

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posted by Wink @ 11:05 AM