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03/12/2004
Rebels launch two devastating attacks in Baghdad
Two attacks in Baghdad have claimed the lives of at least 20 people, including up to six policemen.
In the first incident, 13 civilians were reported to have died and around 20 were injured after a car bomb exploded outside a Shia mosque in the northern neighbourhood of Adhamiya. A suicide bomber was reported to have detonated the device as worshippers left the mosque after morning prayers.
Shortly after, near the road to Baghdad International Airport rebel gunmen stormed a police station in Amil and freed some of the prisoners being held there. The onslaught which happened at 06.00am local time is thought to be one of the fiercest directed against security bases. Residents reported that the gunmen surrounded the station and fired mortar rounds before storming the courtyard and attacking the base. This is the latest in a series of attacks against Iraq's police and security services by anti-government rebels.
Since the onset of the campaign to destabilise the interim government, insurgents have stepped up attacks on both US troops and Iraqi police and security services. The road leading to Baghdad International Airport is now considered one of the most dangerous roads in Iraq and has seen numerous attacks on US troops and Iraqi government forces.
Yesterday, the US Embassy ordered employees to avoid using the road.
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In the first incident, 13 civilians were reported to have died and around 20 were injured after a car bomb exploded outside a Shia mosque in the northern neighbourhood of Adhamiya. A suicide bomber was reported to have detonated the device as worshippers left the mosque after morning prayers.
Shortly after, near the road to Baghdad International Airport rebel gunmen stormed a police station in Amil and freed some of the prisoners being held there. The onslaught which happened at 06.00am local time is thought to be one of the fiercest directed against security bases. Residents reported that the gunmen surrounded the station and fired mortar rounds before storming the courtyard and attacking the base. This is the latest in a series of attacks against Iraq's police and security services by anti-government rebels.
Since the onset of the campaign to destabilise the interim government, insurgents have stepped up attacks on both US troops and Iraqi police and security services. The road leading to Baghdad International Airport is now considered one of the most dangerous roads in Iraq and has seen numerous attacks on US troops and Iraqi government forces.
Yesterday, the US Embassy ordered employees to avoid using the road.
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