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12 killed in Twin suicide attack in Iraq

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iraq syria iran mapOfficials say a twin suicide attack targeting soldiers and anti-al-Qaida militiamen in central Iraq has killed 12 people.

A police officer says the first attacker detonated his explosives-laden belt late Tuesday among a group of soldiers and Sahwa militiamen gathered in the orchard of a local militia leader in the town of Tarmiyah.

A second suicide bomber blew himself up at the gate of the compound as people tried to flee from the first explosion.

The officer says nine troops, including a brigade commander, and three militiamen were killed, and 23 were wounded. Tarmiyah, a former insurgent stronghold, is about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Baghdad.

A medical official confirmed the causality figures. Both spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to media.

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2 responses to “12 killed in Twin suicide attack in Iraq”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    No-one is ever ‘authorized’ to talk to the media. They can’t describe how the leaves fall from a tree.
    Saying that most of the leaves were blown off in a 40-ft diameter wouldn’t be good either.
    Might give ‘the enemy’ some estimate of bomb-strength for future use. Right.
    (Why do people, who still can, run away AFTER the blast? You’d think it would be the safest place.)

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    No-one is ever ‘authorized’ to talk to the media. They can’t describe how the leaves fall from a tree.

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